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One of the singular joys in speaking with my fellow War Veterans at events such as this Veterans Memorial Ceremony, is just that ..speaking along side such American Heroes. Speakers like Pearl Harbor Survivor JACK HAMMETT, and Battle of the Bulge Infantryman FRED WHITTAKER.
All members of the Freedom Committee of Orange County, California:
http://www.fc-oc.org/speakers.htm
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For me, the highlight of PBS-TV’s recent sterling ‘THE WAR’ TV Series is the telling the story of Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, and fellow Freedom Committee of Orange County Member, WALTER ELHERS. While fighting to get off Normandy’s Omaha Beach, he was also losing his own brother that same day on an adjacent beach.
WALTER ELHERS’ humble response to this tragedy of war was:
“I’d rather come home without legs, than to come home without my brother.”
See WALTER ELHERS Photos taken at our January 8th, 2008 Freedom Committee Meeting:
http://www.fc-oc.org (See Photo Collection)
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For...
...we all must NEVER ever FORGET..!!
And thanks again for your service. It is an honor to know one such as you.
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Another singular joy at this particular Veterans Memorial event was our hearing Iraq War Battle of Falujah Veteran EHREN TERBEEK echo what we Veterans from prior Wars for Freedom had also directly learned:
1) That there is NO place on earth like a Free America.
2) The Freeier people are everywhere, the happier they are.
Amazing, simply amazing..?
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