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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI just found out Charles Liteky passed away in January
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Liteky
Charles James "Charlie" Liteky (February 14, 1931 January 20, 2017), formerly known as Angelo Liteky, was an American peace activist who served as a United States Army chaplain in the Vietnam War and was awarded the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. A Roman Catholic priest, Liteky received the award for braving intense fire to carry 20 wounded soldiers to safety during a 1967 battle. He later left the priesthood, became a social activist, and in 1986 renounced his Medal of Honor.
Charles James "Charlie" Liteky (February 14, 1931 January 20, 2017), formerly known as Angelo Liteky, was an American peace activist who served as a United States Army chaplain in the Vietnam War and was awarded the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. A Roman Catholic priest, Liteky received the award for braving intense fire to carry 20 wounded soldiers to safety during a 1967 battle. He later left the priesthood, became a social activist, and in 1986 renounced his Medal of Honor.
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I just found out Charles Liteky passed away in January (Original Post)
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Aug 2017
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riversedge
(69,724 posts)1. I never heard of him but sounds like a wonderful brave man.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,470 posts)3. Agreed, sounds like a hero to me
roody
(10,849 posts)2. I had the honor of meeting him and
traveling with him to Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, for a School of the Americas Watch vigil at the gates of Fort Benning.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,470 posts)4. very cool!
Do you remember anything about him? Maybe anything he said?
roody
(10,849 posts)5. He was very nice, soft-spoken, and kind.
His wife, Judy, was the same. She died the August before he died.