Ben Franklin Williams, a former New Mexico Army National Guard private 1st class, chats with Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast at the Landmark Cafe Wednesday evening. Williams was a prisoner of war during World War II and is being decorated with several deserved medals by Fast.
(By Mark Levy-Herald/Review) 1 posted on
02/10/2006 5:35:20 PM PST by
SandRat
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WWII Hero gets Awards Late but Gets them.
2 posted on
02/10/2006 5:35:57 PM PST by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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Bring lots of Kleenex...
I am blessed to have known Bill Nellist, leader of one of the teams that liberated Cabanatuan and Ben Williams.
6 posted on
02/10/2006 6:39:52 PM PST by
tubebender
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To: SandRat
Great post.So often they are forgotten.I got a case of goosebumps when I read that.That soldier deserves a hearty Salute.
8 posted on
02/10/2006 7:07:49 PM PST by
xarmydog
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