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"Searching for Hitler" by Louis Toth
A firsthand account from World War II as written by TSGT Louis Toth, U.S. Army Paratrooper. Nationally recognized for his award winning stories of his military experiences, Veteran Toth resides at the Orlando VA Community Living Center and participated in...
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John L. Tracy: A Patriot
Born on September 7th, 1927, John L. Tracy was too young to enlist in the military for World War II. But as soon as he was of age, he entered the U.S. Armed Forces because he wanted to serve his...
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WWII Veteran Mario J. Mesa, Jr.
World War II Veteran Mario Mesa, Jr. with his wife Glenette and daughter, Laurie, at their home in Orlando, FL, August 28th, 2010.
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Letter from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, to Cecil Rice, WWII Veteran
May 11, 1946 letter from James Forrestal, The Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. to World War II Veteran Cecil Rice thanking him for serving our Nation at a time of crisis.
Originally from Asheville, North Carolina, Cecil Rice came to...
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Letter from President Harry Truman to WWII Veteran Cecil Rice
18 April 1946 letter from President Harry Truman, The White House, to Cecil N. Rice, World War II Veteran, extending the "heartfelt thanks of a grateful Nation" to "one of the Nation's finest...." Cecil N. Rice has been a resident...
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WWII Veteran Cecil N. Rice
Interview with World War II Veteran Cecil Rice at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, August 15th, 2010. Veteran Rice served as a Pharmacy Mate in the United States Navy and on the H.M.A.S., His Majesty's Australian Ship, Warramunga.
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Helen Marie Struthers - Obituary
Helen Marie Struthers, originally from central Florida, died August 15, 2010, of complications of an autoimmune liver disease with which she had lived for 13 years. She was 61. She is survived by her sister Elizabeth Struthers Malbon (Blacksburg, Virgin...
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WWII Veteran Jerry Kinsley Interview Part I
World War II Veteran Jerry Kinsley at St. James Cathedral in Orlando, FL, August 12th, 2010.
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Veteran Kinsley served in the 90t...
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WWII Veteran Frank D. Harrison Interview
Listen to the interview with World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Veteran Frank D. Harrison at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, August 8, 2010.
Veteran Harrison retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving his country for 25 years in...
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Letter from John L. Mica, Member of Congress to Louis Toth, World War II Veteran
June 1st, 2009 letter from Congress of the United States House of Representatives, John L. Mica, Member of Congress to Mr. Louis Toth, World War II Veteran, regarding Veteran Toth's stories and valuable history of WWII events. Rep. Mica states,...
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WWII Veteran and German Prisoner of War Lou Toth Interview
Veteran Toth, TSGT Louis Toth, US Army Paratrooper, served in WWII, the Korean War, and retired as a Master Sergeant in the United States Army. During WWII he landed on Utah Beach and was taken prisoner of war by the...
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"A Jewish Child in Nazi Germany" by Walter Reinhold
ABOVE: WWII Veteran Walter Reinhold at the A Medical Center in Orlando, FL May 26th, 2010.
First person account of Kristallnacht and life in Nazi Germany by WWII Veteran and Orlando resident Walter Reinhold. Veteran Reinhold resides at the Orlando VA...
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