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Thank you.

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Hearing this made my day.

Thank-you to your Dutch friend and to Elisha P. Cutler, Jr.
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Much of the country of Belgium has not forgotten. That country has been run over so much by Germany I don't know if they will ever forget. There is still much hatred for them there and America came to help liberate them twice within 30 years.
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rmr24 wrote:Hearing this made my day.

Thank-you to your Dutch friend and to Elisha P. Cutler, Jr.
He was a Silver Star recipient.

http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/i ... lisha-p-jr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Thanks Andy.

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What a wonderful way of honoring a fallen soldier. My thanks to your friend Andy, and thanks for posting. :patriot:
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Thanks for the post. I have heard of this ("adopting") before, that is really something nice.
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Great post! Thanks!
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That is awesome!! Thanks Andy, I did not know this...

And their contribution to firearms is awesome too! (FNH = Belgium)
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Thanks Andy. That made my day.
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Darn you, Andy. That made my eyes leak.
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AndyC wrote: I'm also wondering if it's possible to find his ancestors/descendants to let them know that someone is tending to him and remembering him with honor.
Might be his grandfather? LINK

Also from here: http://wwii-army.mooseroots.com/l/25381 ... -Cutler-Jr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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My in-laws were Dutch and in the Netherlands during WW II. My Father-in-law was interned in a work camp for a while. They let him out because they thought he was going to die and didn't want to bury him. He went from 200+ to less than 100 pounds while there. He survived and lived to age 89. My in-laws definitely considered the American to be liberators. They didn't care much for the British though.
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