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Date:
Wed, 15 November 2006 12:05 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
The Last Survivor of WWI in Florida
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Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, right,
presents veteran Ernest Pusey with a World War I service medal
during a visit to his home Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, in Bradenton,
Fla. The 111-year-old veteran served in the U.S. Navy from 1917
to 1919 aboard the battleship USS Wyoming.
(AP Photo/Steve
Nesius)
AP - Fri Nov
10, 12:01 PM ET
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Florida's only living WWI vet honored
By MITCH STACY,
Associated Press Writer
Fri Nov 10, 10:10 PM ET
BRADENTON, Fla. -
Florida's only living World War I veteran got a
long-delayed medal Friday as he smiled at the
hubbub and recalled his service on a battleship
nearly 90 years ago. Ernest Charles Pusey, 111,
wasn't feeling too talkative but seemed to enjoy
the attention as Gov.
Jeb Bush awarded him a World War
I Victory Medal at a gathering in the retired
General Motors worker's trailer on the day
before Veterans Day.
"It looks pretty
good, doesn't it?" Bush said, placing the
glass-encased medal on the table next to Pusey's
recliner.
Pusey was in the
U.S. Navy
from 1917 to 1919 aboard the battleship USS
Wyoming, which spent much of the war patrolling
the sea lanes around the British Isles.
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After I wrote my previous letter of "Manchester
United 20, 40 and 30" that
contains the sentence of pussy cat ".........
the 2-0 was like related with "Death
of the Second Cat", whereas the score of 2 is
like commensurate with the "second" cat that died on early
October 2006...............", then came the news on TV
about Ernest Charles Pusey obtaining World War I Victory
Medal from Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Ernest Charles Pusey is 111 years
old, the Florida last survivor of World War I, served in the
U.S. Navy
from 1917 to 1919 aboard the battleship USS
Wyoming which spent much of the war patrolling
the sea lanes around the British Isles.
It becomes a pleasant coincidence for me
that he obtained the Medal after I wrote about the pussy cat in my
letter of "Manchester
United 20, 40 and 30".
Congratulation to Mr. Ernest Charles Pusey
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Date:
Wed, 15 November 2006 12:33 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
New National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia
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U.S. Marines practice their ceremonial flag drills in front
of the new National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico,
Virginia, November 1, 2006. Final preparations are being
made for the November 10 official opening and dedication
ceremony of the museum which will coincide with the
anniversary of the Marines which formed on November 10,
1775.
REUTERS/Jason Reed Reuters
via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 3:24 PM
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U.S. Marines gather outside the new National Museum of the Marine
Corps in Quantico, Virginia, November 1, 2006. Final preparations
are being made for the November 10 official opening and dedication
ceremony of the museum which will coincide with the anniversary of
the Marines which formed on November 10, 1775.
REUTERS/Jason Reed
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 3:23 PM
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A life-size display representing U.S. Marines alighting a
helicopter during combat is shown at the new National Museum of the
Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, November 1, 2006. Final
preparations are being made for the November 10 official opening and
dedication ceremony of the museum which will coincide with the
anniversary of the Marines which formed on November 10, 1775.
REUTERS/Jason Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 3:36 PM
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A U.S. Marine looks at
a life-sized display representing U.S.
Marines in combat at the new National Museum of the Marine Corps in
Quantico, Virginia, November 1, 2006. Final preparations are being
made for the November 10 official opening and dedication ceremony of
the museum which will coincide with the anniversary of the Marines
which formed on November 10, 1775.
REUTERS/Jason Reed Reuters via
Yahoo! News - Nov 01 3:24 PM
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Parents of fallen U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Jason Dunham, Dan
(2nd L) and Deb (2nd R), of Scio, New York, stand after U.S.
President George W. Bush announced his son will receive the Medal of
Honor for his bravery in Iraq during the official opening of the
National Museum of the Marine Corps at the 231st anniversary of the
Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia November 10, 2006.
Reuters via
Yahoo! News - Nov 10 12:59 PM |
This one has nothing to do with my
previous letters, except that the location of New National Museum of
the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is a little bit like my name
Firman. But of course it must have nothing to do with me.
The date of U.S. Marine formation is
November 10, 1775.
November 10 is also a famous day in
Indonesia for it is the Indonesian Heroes Day, commemorates each
year.
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