Ken
06-06-2009, 09:19 AM
A little "embellishment" here. Why would ANYONE make such claims? Hope nobody here does this. :sneaky2: And he's about to receive France’s highest military award......
D-Day paratrooper David Bullington, 88, of Dyesburg, Tenn., ........ said ........ “I don’t like to see someone claiming to be a paratrooper to grab a little bit of glory for doing what real paratroopers did in Ste. Mere-Eglise. It’s a slap in the face.”
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1177122
To those of you who have served, past and present, once again you have my most sincere "Thank You!"
D-Day paratrooper David Bullington, 88, of Dyesburg, Tenn., ........ said ........ “I don’t like to see someone claiming to be a paratrooper to grab a little bit of glory for doing what real paratroopers did in Ste. Mere-Eglise. It’s a slap in the face.”
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1177122
To those of you who have served, past and present, once again you have my most sincere "Thank You!"