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 RIP- Elisha Ray Nance, last surviving Bedford Boy from WWII
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04/20/09 04:01 PM
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I was fortunate enough to visit the D-Day memorial on a beautiful Spring day when Ray was talking to visitors about Omaha Beach and his fellow Bedford Boys. Apparently, it was one of his last visits when he could walk around the memorial and talk with visitors. Amazing man, and I can't imagine the horrors and heroism that he say that day. http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/201771Thank you Ray, and thank you vets. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />
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Re: RIP- Elisha Ray Nance, last surviving Bedford Boy from WWII
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04/20/09 05:07 PM
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Wow, that is sad. The whole Bedford story is one of the most profound ones I've run across, and going to the memorial was an incredible experience.
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Re: RIP- Elisha Ray Nance, last surviving Bedford Boy from WWII
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04/20/09 06:47 PM
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I've got some pics of it from one of my trips a few years ago on webshots somewhere. I'll try and dig it up. EDIT** That took a lot less time than I thought it would. http://travel.webshots.com/album/553118614gCbXWF
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And then, there were none...
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04/23/09 04:29 PM
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"Coal and people have been our two biggest exports for a long time, which has definitely shaped how we think of ourselves." Scott Hill, WV native and historian.
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Re: And then, there were none...
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04/23/09 05:36 PM
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With all the honors, to him and all of those to whom we owe our freedom <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />
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