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CIPRIANO GAMEZ, GUEST
SPEAKER, LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE |
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Veteran Speaker Panel
at Lake Michigan College on March 18, 2008. Speakers were Arden
Pridgeon of the 96th Infantry Division in the Pacific during WWII,
Marv Fuller, an electrician on the USS Saratoga, an
Army supply sergeant who was stationed
near Frankfurt and Cipriano Gamez, 508th (at right) |
Cipriano Recounts
his experiences as a Pathfinder to the group
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Gratitude Expressed
Don Alsbro (Col. . U.S. Army Ret.) presents
Cipriano a "Lest We Forget"
T-shirt
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Airborne!Cipriano also displays a 508th PIR
T-shirt while Thad Russell has 82nd Airborne garb on. Thad's
grandfather, Bill Giegold, was in F Company, 508 |
In The AudienceCipriano joins
Thad Russell as he peruses a book. Thad drove Cipriano to the
Michigan college. Both live in Indiana |
Conversation Flowed
after the panel presentation. Cipriano talks with one
of many persons who approached him with questions following the
panel session. |
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Read Thad Russell's account of the
day's activities and Cipriano's recollections
Word Acrobat |
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