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Ambassadors to honor female WWII spy
AP via Yahoo! ^
| Sun Dec 10, 2006 - 2:45 PM ET
| Ben Nuckols, AP Writer
Posted on 12/10/2006 8:07:22 PM PST by Ready4Freddy
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Interesting!
Gee, grandma, what did you do in the war?
"Well, I became the only civilian woman to win the Distinguished Service Medal for service in World War II."
Sure, grandma, but what did you really do?
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In this photo copied from an exhibition at Arlington National Cemetery showing Virginia Hall of Baltimore, left, being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan, founder of the OSS, Nov. 27, 1945. In 1942, the Gestapo circulated posters offering a reward for the capture of 'the woman with a limp. She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies and we must find and destroy her.' (AP Photo/The Baltimore Sun)
To: leilani
She probably drank some vermooth while in France, huh? ;>)
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posted on
12/10/2006 8:09:36 PM PST
by
Ready4Freddy
("Everyone knows there's a difference between Muslims and terrorists. No one knows what it is, tho...)
To: Ready4Freddy
Would make a great movie.
To: T. Buzzard Trueblood
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posted on
12/10/2006 8:10:25 PM PST
by
Ready4Freddy
("Everyone knows there's a difference between Muslims and terrorists. No one knows what it is, tho...)
To: All
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posted on
12/10/2006 8:17:17 PM PST
by
Ready4Freddy
("Everyone knows there's a difference between Muslims and terrorists. No one knows what it is, tho...)
To: T. Buzzard Trueblood
They've got the book - per Wiki:
Her story was told in "The Wolves at the Door : The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy" by Judith L. Pearson (2005) The Lyons Press, ISBN 1-59228-762-X Wiki also already has a link to this article.
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12/10/2006 8:21:09 PM PST
by
Ready4Freddy
("Everyone knows there's a difference between Muslims and terrorists. No one knows what it is, tho...)
To: Ready4Freddy
Her left leg had been amputated below the knee about a decade earlier after she stumbled and blasted her foot with a shotgun while hunting in Turkey.Reminder to leave safety engaged.
To: onyx; Howlin; kcvl; ravingnutter; the Real fifi; Fedora; Laverne; nopardons; Lancey Howard; ...
Real heroine PING! Valerie Plame can only dream of such courage and heroic achievements.
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posted on
12/10/2006 8:59:10 PM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
Interesting.
Thanks for the ping.
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posted on
12/10/2006 9:01:55 PM PST
by
onyx
(San Diego Chargers! La Danian Tomlinson and Phillip Rivers! WOO-HOO!)
To: onyx
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posted on
12/10/2006 9:03:25 PM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
I yelled myself hoarse --- almost gave myself a sore throat. I immediately took an antibiotic. WOO-HOO! I am still so totally thrilled!
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12/10/2006 9:05:14 PM PST
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onyx
(San Diego Chargers! La Danian Tomlinson and Phillip Rivers! WOO-HOO!)
To: Ready4Freddy
There was a thread around here earlier this year (or last year) about the book.
This woman was absolutely unbelievable.
To: Ready4Freddy
Those early Special Operations Executive ladies and gentlemen inserted into France in 1940-42 were most extraordinarily tough and brave. Even very "ordinary" SOE people were anything but.
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12/10/2006 9:07:24 PM PST
by
Iris7
(Dare to be pigheaded! Stubborn! "Tolerance" is not a virtue!)
To: T. Buzzard Trueblood
I liked that movie Shining Through. With Melanie Grifith.
To: onyx
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posted on
12/10/2006 9:09:00 PM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: Ready4Freddy
She was remarkable. If you read the Telegraph's obits you will mourn the passing of the most remarkable heroes of WWII--you cannot imagine their bravery, guts and brains.
To: lndrvr1972
I liked that movie Shining Through. With Melanie Grifith.Didn't see it.
I did see Melanie Griffith once, though, at Jerry's Deli in Studio City.
To: the Real fifi; onyx; All
Illustration of Virginia Hall
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12/10/2006 9:37:22 PM PST
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STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
Thanks! She led a very interesting life. I enjoyed reading about her.
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12/10/2006 9:39:12 PM PST
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onyx
(San Diego Chargers! La Danian Tomlinson and Phillip Rivers! WOO-HOO!)
To: Ready4Freddy
"I think it was ironic that the State Department turned her down because she was an amputee, and here she went on and did all this other stuff," said CatlingTypical for the State Department. They've continued that tradition of blind incompetence into the present day.
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12/10/2006 9:42:44 PM PST
by
tarheelswamprat
(So what if I'm not rich? So what if I'm not one of the beautiful people? At least I'm not smart...)
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