Text 25840, 59 rader
Skriven 2006-12-18 18:13:25 av Mimi Gallandt (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 25839 av Stan Hardegree (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: Medal of Honor
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Stan Hardegree -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:
 SH> For my birthday Saturday, my wife got me one of the best presents I have
 SH> ever received, a book entitled "Medal of Honor, Portraits of Valor Beyond
 SH> the Call of Duty."  Authors are Nick Del Calzo and Peter Collier with
 SH> forewords by President Bush, John McCain and Tom Brokaw.

 SH> The book, originally published in 2003 with profiles all living MOH
 SH> winners,
 SH> is a 2006 update of the original and lists the death dates of several MOH
 SH> winners, two of whom I knew, Col. James Burt and CW4 Mike Novosel.  I knew
 SH> Mike at Fort Rucker and met Col. Burt down in Panama.  Both died recently.
 SH> I worked for two of the men in book, Ronald Ray and Patrick Brady, both
 SH> still alive and well.  Ray was my first company commander at Fort Bragg
and
 SH> Patrick was the Chief of Army Public Affairs when I served as a PAO in
 SH> Panama.

 SH> Not contained in the original book, several copies of which I bought for
 SH> graduation presents when it was published, is a DVD containing interviews
 SH> with several of the heroes.  One of the interviews, with SFC Sammy Davis
of
 SH> Indianapolis, is transcendent.  I cannot tell you in this forum how
 SH> absolutely beautiful that interview is - you have to see it.  I will says
 SH> this - it is a love story.

 SH> Short political note. When Clinton was desperately trying to avoid his
1998
 SH> appointment with infamy, he invoked the protections of the Soldiers and
 SH> Sailors Relief Act in an effort to shield himself from Paula Jones' civil
 SH> suit.  This move enraged many in the military community, including five of
 SH> the men profiled in this wonderful book.

 SH> Five Medal of Honor winners wrote to Clinton and expressed their disgust
 SH> that this draft-dodging bottom feeder would cynically try to exploit his
 SH> status as commander in chief to avoid "the embarrassing charges facing
 SH> you."
 SH> The five were MG Pat Brady, COL Ernest Childers, MSG James Baker, MSG
James
 SH> Hendrix and BMC Elliot Williams.  That those men took the time to write
the
 SH> letter attests to their enduring greatness - that Clinton made such a
 SH> letter
 SH> necessary attests to his total and enduring depravity.

Excellent, I'll keep my eyes open for it in audio format. Again, happy belated
and thanks for serving our country. :)

-- 
L'Chaim

Mimi

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the Word already was.

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