A Salute to Veterans
Addison Independent, Thursday, November 8, 2018 — PAGE 1
A Salute to
Veterans WW II Vet Takes an Honor Flight By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Thousands of people each year tour the Marine Corps War Memorial near Washington, D.C. Based on the iconic photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, the memorial immortalizes the six soldiers who raised the second American flag on Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi on Feb. 23, 1945, thus heralding the beginning of the end of the U.S. campaign in the Pacific during World War II. Middlebury’s Ron Hadley is one of the few living Americans who can look at that memorial scene and say, “That’s how I remember it.” Hadley, 97, personally witnessed the flag raising at Iwo Jima through field glasses as he stood on the deck of the USS Thurston (AP 77) troop transport. Thanks to the North Country Honor Flight (NCHF), Hadley was recently able to view — for the first time — the stunning (See Honor, Page 2)
CONTENTS
Bucky still keeps giving back ......................................3 Reed fights to help vets keep benefits.......................4 Sheldon’s WW I exhibit closing Nov. 11...................10 The Forgotten Protector...............................................12 Bridport bells to commemorate World War I..........13 Bells to ring in Middlebury..........................................13
ADDISON INDEPENDENT November 8, 2018