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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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Tue Aug 22, 2017, 06:26 PM Aug 2017

I 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.


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I just found out Charles Liteky passed away in January (Original Post) discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2017 OP
I never heard of him but sounds like a wonderful brave man. riversedge Aug 2017 #1
Agreed, sounds like a hero to me discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2017 #3
I had the honor of meeting him and roody Aug 2017 #2
very cool! discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2017 #4
He was very nice, soft-spoken, and kind. roody Aug 2017 #5

roody

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2. I had the honor of meeting him and
Tue Aug 22, 2017, 07:14 PM
Aug 2017

traveling with him to Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, for a School of the Americas Watch vigil at the gates of Fort Benning.

roody

(10,849 posts)
5. He was very nice, soft-spoken, and kind.
Wed Aug 23, 2017, 06:03 PM
Aug 2017

His wife, Judy, was the same. She died the August before he died.

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