Summer 2016 | Issue 15
In This Issue...
5News from the world war II veter ans committee & the american veter ans center Including the recent National Memorial Day Parade, the largest Memorial Day event in the country.
7A Promise Kept The Last Medal of Honor Recipient From The Battle of Iwo Jima
From CW04 Hershel“ Woody” Williams
Twenty-seven men received the Medal of Honor for valor in the epic Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945. Today, one survives. This is his story.
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’ ONE OF US IS NOT GOING TO GO HOME TONIGHT’
The Story Of An Ace Pilot, 55 Years Late
From Lt. General Charles“ Chick” Cleveland
On the heels of World War II, despite the valor and sacrifice of its veterans Korea has often been referred to as“ The Forgotten War.” For decades, Chick Cleveland was a forgotten hero of the war, until finally recognized as the last“ ace” pilot of Korea.
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