Posted on 07/27/2009 9:11:21 PM PDT by RDTF
MIAMI — No one knows first hand the horrors of war more than World War II hero Irwin Stovroff.
That's why when Stovroff — who was held for one year in a Nazi POW camp before being freed by allied forces — learned that the U.S. government didn't supply service dogs for wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the 85 year old decorated hero from Boca Raton, Fla. made it his mission to overhaul the policy
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“Stovroff is not just a World War II vet, but a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient whose own personal tale reads like a Hollywood movie.
After Stovroff was shot down behind enemy German lines on his 35th bombing flight, he had to hide his Jewish faith from his captors to survive, even throwing away his dog tags before his plane crashed.”
oh you really should have prepared me for that!
sorry....
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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