{"id":15195,"date":"2009-10-23T09:19:51","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T14:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=15195"},"modified":"2009-10-23T09:21:14","modified_gmt":"2009-10-23T14:21:14","slug":"wwi-rangers-meet-for-last-time-in-columbus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=15195","title":{"rendered":"WWII Rangers meet for last time in Columbus?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rumor is that the survivors of the cliff scaling at Pointe du Hoc, the disaster at Cisterna, and the liberation of POWs at Cabanatuan are holding their last reunion this week in Fort Benning, Georgia, the home of today’s modern Rangers. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer<\/a> writes;<\/p>\n

Frank E. South lends no credence to the rumor his beloved World War II Rangers will be meeting for the last time when they gather for their annual reunion this week in Columbus.<\/p>\n

The former Army medic who served in the 2nd Ranger Battalion during World War II admitted that because of their rapidly dwindling ranks, Rangers from that era are beginning to discuss the possibility of a final gathering.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut on the other hand, there are some of us who say, \u2018OK, even if there are a couple of tables of four of us, we\u2019ll sit around the table and drink and talk and be as we always are, old comrades.\u2019 But, I think the prevailing feeling is that we\u2019ll go on as long as we can.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I remember meeting some of the original Rangers within the first few months after I joined the Army – listening to their stories and being able to share a few beers with them inspired me for the rest of my career. It’s a shame that there are so few left, but it’s a bigger shame they won’t be around to give inspiration to following generations. I wholeheartedly agree with the young Ranger quoted by WTVM<\/a>;<\/p>\n

At a previous reunion in Iowa, one young Ranger described the experience of meeting Rangers of an earlier war as “walking among giants”….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They’re the reason it’s well-known that “Rangers Lead The Way.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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