SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS DURING HOLIDAYS
November 30, 2008
November 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo. (4th CD), issued the following column:
As a youngster growing up during World War II, my heroes were the men and women who wore our nation's uniform. I will always remember the time my best friend's older brother, Walter, who was on leave from the Army, came to walk my buddy home from school. The sight of Walter in his Army uniform, carrying his gas mask in a satchel he had flung over his shoulder, left a lasting impression. . . .
As a youngster growing up during World War II, my heroes were the men and women who wore our nation's uniform. I will always remember the time my best friend's older brother, Walter, who was on leave from the Army, came to walk my buddy home from school. The sight of Walter in his Army uniform, carrying his gas mask in a satchel he had flung over his shoulder, left a lasting impression. . . .