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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