Military Officer - February 2006 - (Page 19) from North Korea, and it is outstanding what Rubin was able to do for his fellow POWs. The individual who held up his award should be ashamed of himself. God bless Tibor Rubin. Maj. Harold Dunmar, USA-Ret. via e-mail I question that it is the policy of wisdom to make Medal of Honor awards 50 or 60 years after a war has ended. Too many veterans will regard such belated awards as being political in nature, no matter how well-deserved. Lt. Col. R.C. Corbyn, USAR-Ret. Amarillo, Texas Sharing Memories [“Christmas Past,” “Encore,” December 2005] is touching in many ways. The imagery provided by the widow of Col. Francis J. Smith Jr. of their daughter standing by for the overseas operator at Christmastime, “all dressed up and wearing her favorite shoes” and clutching her favorite doll, is a very emotional picture. She was anticipating that phone call from her dad serving in the Korean War. The humor, of course, was that the “nonstop-talking” daughter became speechless when the call arrived. But there is so much more to this account. The pride of the little girl all dressed up just waiting for that overseas phone call is one aspect, the separation at Christmastime of all members of the armed forces who serve our country is another. … We can only imagine how many times this scene may have occurred in similar homes of overseas veterans. Thank you for printing the story and allowing us to share. Lt. Col. Dennis L. Dauphin, USAR-Ret. via e-mail For submission information, see page 20. FEBRUARY 2006 MILITARY OFFICER 19 http://www.afi.org http://www.afi.org
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