Rock Merritt addresses the crowd and tells how and why the monument to the 508th PIR was erected at Camp Blanding | Grady Murray lays a wreath at the foot of the 508th's Memorial stone. (photo courtesy Graham Lawson) | The 508th Memorial honors all men of the regiment "wherever dispersed" and recounts their roles in Normandy, Holland, the Ardennes and the Rhineland. (photo courtesy Graham Lawson) | George Stoeckert gave a moving recounting of 1st Sgt. Leonard Funk's deeds that won him the Medal of Honor. ((photo courtesy Graham Lawson) |
Bob Satterly was just 5 feet away from Lenny Funk when he fired upon the Germans that had retaken control over their captors. (photo courtesy Graham Lawson)
| Leonard Funk became the most decorated paratroopers of WW-II. He was also one of the most loved and respected men in the 508th. | (l-r) Jim Wynn and Grady Murray pose at the 508th Memorial. (photo courtesy Graham Lawson) | 508th Veterans gather at the Funk Memorial (l-r) Warren Brown, Walter Barrett, Grady Murray, Zig Boroughs, Bob Satterly, George Stoeckert and Don Dicks. (photo courtesy Graham Lawson)
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