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Pictorial summary Memorial Week and DMOR / HMOR ceremony

24th - 30th May, 2009

by Petra Wenstedt-Pulles - chairperson Screaming Eagles of WWII Foundation

Our good friend and Member of the Board of Governors of the
Screaming Eagles of WWII Foundation,

CSM (Ret)Joseph Bossi,

offered to be private chauffeur
So from Dulles airport to PA we went


Visiting old friends in West Newton, PA
and on to Suthersville, PA in time for the Memorial Day parade

We witnessed a beautiful

"small town USA"

Memorial Day ceremony


the yellow sign reads:
WE SUPPORT OUR HOME TOWN TROOPS

And on to the Patton Museum
in Fort Knox, Kentucky

A little further back in time:

The Jefferson Davis monument

in Fairview, Kentucky

It's a miniature copy of the
George Washington monument
in Washington, DC.

Still big though - especially for the size of the town....

Oak Grove, Kentucky

on a windy day
CURRAHEE Rendezvous

impressions

Three days of sports, veterans tours,

museum visits,

ceremony for the Fallen Currahees,

Induction ceremony for DMOR / HMOR
and
the Grand Ball in Nashville, TN

Col. John "Pete" Johnson (506 Inf. Rgt) with new Honorary Member of the Regiment
Petra Wenstedt-Pulles

CSM (Ret) and cordial host
Joseph M. Bossi and Petra
at the Grand Ball

Please notice the table number!

The Colonel deems the concoction of numerous drinks fit for consumption

HOOAH!!

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