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Congressman pushes for Medal of Honor for D-Day commander (Dick Winters)
PennLive.com/AP ^
| 6/7/2005
| KIMBERLY HEFLING
Posted on 06/07/2005 5:23:37 AM PDT by Born Conservative
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To: Born Conservative
A local hero (he lives down the road in Hershey) as well as a national one!
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06/07/2005 9:02:17 AM PDT
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airborne
(Dear Lord, please be with my family in Iraq. Keep them close to You and safely in Your arms.)
To: Born Conservative
IIRC, the reason Winters was not awarded the MoH was because the D-Day medals were 'rationed' with one per division. The 101st MoH went posthumously to
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cole.
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09/17/2005 10:46:06 AM PDT
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JAWs
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