Here is Mr. Williams at the Show of Shows this year. It was an honor to see him.
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Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams, USMC, CMOH--Iwo Jima
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Originally posted by WalterB View PostHere is Mr. Williams at the Show of Shows this year. It was an honor to see him.
Don't get the wrong idea about Woody, while he is not really a very rich person, he does not do this for himself. He has likely a good retirement and he likely saved a fair amount over the years; however, a lot of the projects he supports are either Veteran related or to help youth......or both. Some are costly and he does not have the money to do everything he does. Woody does not take any of the profits for himself, and he is not like some professional baseball players who set up at card shows to raise thousands of dollars for themselves signing things his usual request is a somewhat small donation to go towards his projects and not for him. I would bet quite a bit on that.
I just realized it could be construed that I am chastising you for going after Woody, please don't anyone get that idea.....I wasn't and I thought you were absolutely expressing you true belief when you said it was an honor to see him. That is exacting the same thing I think when I see him.
Ron
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Originally posted by Ron C. View PostI just realized it could be construed that I am chastising you for going after Woody, please don't anyone get that idea.....I wasn't and I thought you were absolutely expressing you true belief when you said it was an honor to see him. That is exacting the same thing I think when I see him.
Ron
By the way, that Japanese helmet is now very special. Signed by two Marines who earned CMOH in Iwo Jima. WOW!!When you go home
Tell them for us and say
For your tomorrow
We gave our today
--Inscription in the 5th Marine Division cemetery,
Iwo Jima 1945
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Originally posted by WalterB View Post...........Japanese helmet is now very special. Signed by two Marines who earned CMOH in Iwo Jima. WOW!!
Best Wishes,
Ron
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You may have to cut and paste, but You Tube has a roughly 3 minute clip on Woody and his efforts to Honor Vets.......sponsored by UPS.
Your Wishes Delivered_ Honoring the Families of Heroes - YouTube.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14MsvCIqktg
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31 Medal of Honors Winners
Gentlemen,
On post No. 9 when there were 31 Medal of Honors attending a event in Chicago,do you recognize any of them in the picture that it was showed earlier. I think the only black Medal of Honor to show in the picture was Clarence Eugene Sasser who won his medal during the Vietnam War. I also recognized George E. Day standing far right of the group.
Yet Henschel W. Williams is an outstanding handsome gentleman that I seen in the pictures of this thread. I glad he is still alive today!
Sincerely,
Edward L. Hsiao
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Another Honor for "Woody"
Congressman Alex X. Mooney of West Virginia's 2nd District (which contains both my town and Fairmont the area "Woody" is from and where he was born) spoke on the House Floor to honor Hershel “Woody” Williams and commemorated the christening of a naval vessel in his honor
https://youtu.be/P_K7ovw14Jc
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Originally posted by Ron C. View PostCongressman Alex X. Mooney of West Virginia's 2nd District (which contains both my town and Fairmont the area "Woody" is from and where he was born) spoke on the House Floor to honor Hershel “Woody” Williams and commemorated the christening of a naval vessel in his honor
https://youtu.be/P_K7ovw14Jc
Best wishes,
WalterWhen you go home
Tell them for us and say
For your tomorrow
We gave our today
--Inscription in the 5th Marine Division cemetery,
Iwo Jima 1945
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Thanks Walter and Jay, I was happy to be able to provide another update on "Woody", he is a truly remarkable man. It is also nice that you asked about me, and to answer that.....of course I am dying.......but then I have done that 4 times so far......so it is nothing new. Mr. Death came close to grabbing my butt a little while back again. As you know I have only one kidney left and have CKD (chronic kidney disease), which has stages 1 - 5. 1 and 2 not bad, 3 time to do something, 4 real trouble, and 5 death. I went to this so-called hospital here and got in trouble by mouthing off to the doctor. They wanted to do a chest x-ray, which I questioned. I told the doctor that I didn't think I needed a chest x-ray and that based on my record which they should have, since I had died there before I would think the first test they should do was a blood test. He throw me out. I was taken to Charleston later that evening, they looked at my records and within 10 minutes of arriving there I was in ICU. The blood test they did without me bringing it up showed I was at stage 4 almost to 5. I am coming back again. I guess I am just too damned stubborn to die.
I am just an ole WV country boy...nothing important no longer a judge.......but I thank anyway. I have already made it longer than the grandfather I never saw but I supposedly look like (I don't really think so). He died when he was almost 75...I am now 78.
I am dealing with another computer crash; lost my contacts or mailing list and etc.---------so if you want me to be able to contact you, you can email me at rucksack1@suddenlink.net. I am sitting here listening to the blues so if I make mistakes it is in part because I am getting lost in the blues.
I have another guy working here now so the work goes on......just slower, but he is better and my son is helping him. I hate to give up.
Ron
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