In a message dated 5/10/2007 10:00:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

Would have been thoughtful to strike some September 11th medals

My father was given a medal for climbing the Pont du Hoc while being rained on with metal objects by several people he didn't know, above him. On a few occasions when the discussion turned to the thing he would say,

"Did they really think I needed this thing to remember it?!"

Twy.

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