BATTLE OF THE BULGE
at FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA
64th Commemoration is January 27th thru February 1st, 2009

" Have you HUGGED a WWII Veteran TODAY "
 

WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION   Frederick W. Smith National Co-Chairman Chairman, President, CEO FDX Corporation Senator Robert J. Dole National Chairman December 22, 1998   Dear Friends and Fellow Veterans, Thank you for the opportunity to participate in some small measure during the dedication of this well-deserved tribute to the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. Monuments of metal and stone will never adequately portray the suffering and sacrifice that they commemorate. They can never be grand enough to embody the courage and faithful service of the men and women whose deeds they represent. No sculptor could carve the image, no poet could inscribe the words, which could make us feel the sting of battle or the sorrow felt for fallen comrades. Worst of all they can never replace the loved ones whose lives were the price of victory.  These monuments can, however, demonstrate our gratitude and ensure that subsequent generations somehow come to understand the magnitude of the debt they owe to those who have preceded them. The veterans of the Battle of the Bulge can never be repaid for what they went through in those now covered, frozen forests of the Ardennes during December of 1944. We can only thank them and try to ensure that their valor and patriotism are not forgotten. This mourning you dedicate here today will help to tell their story and remind us all of the enormity of their sacrifice for their country and for freedom in the world.  Signed Bob Dole      Courthouse Plaza 11, Suite 501, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 1-800-639-4WW2  or  703-696-6650/5127                Fax:  703-696-6667

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