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CIPRANO GAMEZ, GUEST SPEAKER, LAKE MICHIGAN
COLLEGE |
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 |
Gratitude Expressed
Col. Don Alsbro (U.S. Army Ret.) presents Cipriano a Lest We
Forget T-shirt |
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 Audience
Cipriano joins Thad Russell as he peruses a book. Thad
drove Cipriano to the Michigan college. Both live in Indiana
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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 in two
formats:
Word
Acrobat |
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