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August
27, 2009, THURSDAY, 6:45 P.M. (The
4th Thursday)
SPEAKER: Dr. Joe Foley , US Navy Medical Corps:
Invasions of
July Meeting
Summary::Ronald
Rosser was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry during the
Korean War. He was the surviving member of a 35 man attack on a trench held by
the Chinese and he cleared the trench. He never thought of himself as anyone
special but only as a soldier doing a soldiers job.
Attendance was 145. The following give additional information on
Rosser’s career:
"Medal of Honor," PBS
documentary on DVD
Korean War Heroes, book by
Edward Murphy
Deadliest Men: The World's Deadliest
Combatants
Throughout the Ages, book
by Paul Kirchner.
E-MAIL ADDRESSES: If you have an E-Mail address and wish to receive the meeting
notices via E-Mail please contact Dean Smith (330 835 9895) or Ed Bollinger
(330 836 6272 or.ehbollinger@netzero.net). If you change your E-mail
address contact Ed.
DUES: Dues for July ’09 to August 2010 are $15 Please send them to Dan Demko at 1627 S.
Cleveland Massillon Rd..
SPEAKERS
FOR 2009: Mrs Jerri
Donohue is our official “speakers”
recruiter. Call Jerri at 440 546 1207 to volunteer yourself or to recommend
others.
FUTURE SPEAKERS.
September 24, 2009: Jerry Kennard, airman shot down over Italy, captured
and hospitalized. Later escaped and was helped by the partisans until his
recapture.
DUES: Dues for July ’09 to August 2010 are $15
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return the form with your payment to Dan Demko,
Treasurer,
payable
to the World War II – Korean War Roundtable.
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