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Offline Delirium

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Connecticut man comes home
« on: November 21, 2008, 04:13:50 AM »
A Connecticut man comes home, more than 60 years later.

http://goodsoldiers.blogspot.com/2008/11/fallen-heroes-martin-f-troy.html
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Offline BaDkaRmA158Th

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Re: Connecticut man comes home
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2008, 06:27:29 AM »
Never too late.  :salute
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Offline Obie303

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Re: Connecticut man comes home
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2008, 06:56:06 AM »
Never Forgotten.  :salute
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Offline Tom5572

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Re: Connecticut man comes home
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2008, 08:06:20 AM »
 :salute Welcome Home
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Offline Shane

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Re: Connecticut man comes home
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2008, 08:47:57 AM »
 :salute

welcome home.
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Offline Delirium

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Re: Connecticut man comes home
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2008, 09:06:00 AM »


16 months ago: A photo dated July 11, 2007 in Nemesvita, Hungary, and provided by the U.S. Military Forces on Friday Aug. 10, 2007, shows Sgt. Graham Hilson, left, Sgt. Michael Sell, center, and Sgt. Andrew Whicker, right, searching for the remains of a U.S. airman shot down over Hungary during World War II.
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Offline Delirium

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Re: Connecticut man comes home
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2008, 09:10:27 AM »
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Troy&GSfn=Martin&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=20876404&

Nice write up, for a non military site.


Awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
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Offline Yenny

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Re: Connecticut man comes home
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2008, 10:05:57 AM »
Welcome home!
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Offline Maverick

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Re: Connecticut man comes home
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2008, 11:13:58 AM »
Welcome home and thank you. May you rest in peace.
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Offline Yossarian

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Re: Connecticut man comes home
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2008, 11:49:39 AM »
 :salute RIP, thank you and God bless you.
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