Let Us Remember and Honor World War II Rangers With the Congressional Gold Medal

Yahoo News! ^ | Wed, November 10, 2021 | Marsha Henry Goff

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Veteran’s Day is here and descendants of World War II Rangers are working to have a Congressional Gold Medal awarded to them. Of 16 million American military in World War II, just 7,000 were Rangers who spearheaded multiple invasions from Africa to D-Day Normandy.

Today, only 19 of those Rangers are living.

The U.S. Senate has already passed bipartisan legislation that will award the medal. HR3577 will do the same in the House if it gains sufficient co-sponsors. Sen. Jerry Moran was a co-sponsor on the Senate bill, but as of yet, only Congressman Tracey Mann — one of four members representing Kansas in the House — has signed on as a co-sponsor.

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Great post. I was at Pointe du Hoc in Normandy in September where over 220 Rangers climbed those cliffs between Omaha and Utah Beaches to prevent the Germans from using their 150 mm guns to decimate Utah and Omaha. After 2 days only 90 were still able to fight. Unbelievably brave men.

[nickcarraway]

Thanks and definitely.

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My father was a 1st Division Army Ranger in WWII. Although an emergency appendectomy kept him from D-Day, he fought in the Hurtgen forest, the Battle of the Bulge, crossed the bridge at Remagan before it collapsed and helped liberate Burdgesgarden. He earned the Bronze star and two Purple hearts.
They all were truly extraordinary men!