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REUNION 8 - FORT BRAGG, NC Oct 1982 (4 of 10) |
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Proclamation |
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WHEREAS, |
Fayetteville is happy to
welcome the veterans of the famed
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment who will be celebrating the
Fortieth anniversary of their activation, and; |
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WHEREAS, |
as part of the 82nd Airborne Division
during world War II, the
508th participated in the Jump into Normandy on D-Day, and; |
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WHEREAS, |
the regiment went on to take part in the
airborne operation in
Holland at Nijmegen, and was sent to Belgium to help stop the
German attack during the Battle of the Bulge, and; |
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WHEREAS, |
the regiment was chosen by general
Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve
as Honor Guard at SHAEF Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany at the
end of the war in Europe; |
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NOW THEREFORE I, John w.
Harley, Mayor of the City of Fayetteville, North
Carolina do hereby proclaim October 21, 22, 23, and 24 A.D., 1982 to be |
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508th
PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT DAYS |
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in Fayetteville and
urge all citizens to take cognizance of the special
events arranged for this time for the veterans and families of one of
the
greatest military organizations in the history of the world.
/s/
John W. Harley
John W. Harley
Mayor |
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(photos courtesy of Petry collection) |
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