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Saturday, June 23, 2007

1944: HEY, THAT'S MY UNCLE CHARLIE!



HERE'S AN INTERESTING PHOTO FROM THE TIMES WHICH I JUST UNCOVERED THIS MORNING WHILE ADDING LOCAL HISTORY TO THE HAMILTON LIBRARY'S "WORLD WAR II" FOLDER. THE YOUNG FELLOW IN THE FRONT ROW, THIRD FROM LEFT IS MY UNCLE, CHARLES GAUDETTE, WORLD WAR I PURPLE HEART VETERAN. LIKE ALL WAR HEROES, "UNC" NEVER TALKED ABOUT HIS WAR TIME HEROISM.

1 comment:

Ron Bound said...

Tom, how apropos. I am writing my State Senators here in Nebraska, to stop making Veterans pay a fee to display a Purple Heart plate. One friend earned 3 Purple Hearts in Vietnam and won't display the plate he EARNED, because he won't pay the State fee. We'll see what happens. But it's disgraceful to make Veterans pay a fee to display a fee for something they earned with their blood, sweat and tears. Ron