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Former POW Removes Flag In Orlando
http://www.local6.com ^ | 05/02/2003 | http://www.local6.com

Posted on 05/02/2003 8:30:00 AM PDT by Tank-FL

A former Orlando resident who was held as a prisoner of war in Iraq for almost three weeks participated in a special ceremony Friday that included lowering a flag that was raised after his capture.

The entire Williams family was on hand for a ceremony Friday at City Hall, where Williams took down the POW-MIA flag that's been flying over City Hall since he was taken prisoner.

David Williams arrived in Central Florida Thursday to take part in Friday's flag ceremony, according to Local 6 News.

Williams, of Orlando, Fla., was reunited with his family at Fort Hood last month after being rescued from Iraq.

Williams and his wife, Michelle, have been spending time fixing a house they had moved into only a few days before he was sent to Iraq, his father, Dave Williams, said.

After the ceremony, Williams and his family

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TOPICS: Announcements; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: army; davidwilliams; flagraising; orlando; pow; welcomehome
David Williams, one of Orlando's - Florida's - The United States's Heros
1 posted on 05/02/2003 8:30:00 AM PDT by Tank-FL
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To: Tank-FL
Cool!
2 posted on 05/02/2003 8:45:43 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: Tank-FL
Wow...that has to be a good feeling.
3 posted on 05/02/2003 8:57:05 AM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: Tank-FL
Welcome home David Williams!
4 posted on 05/02/2003 9:07:43 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: Tank-FL
Can we assume that his votes will be counted in the next Florida election. Unless, of course, LIEberman has other ideas about throwing out military votes.
5 posted on 05/02/2003 9:12:03 AM PDT by OldFriend (without the brave, there would be no land of the free)
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To: Tank-FL
Another bad title: Former POW Removes Flag In Orlando

That should be 'Former POW Lowers Flag In Orlando Ceramony'

6 posted on 05/02/2003 12:32:40 PM PDT by demlosers
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To: retrokitten
Proud ping
7 posted on 05/02/2003 2:22:13 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma
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To: Brad's Gramma
thanks for the ping! {wiping tears away}
8 posted on 05/02/2003 2:25:14 PM PDT by retrokitten
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