From the March 12, 2016, Washington Times.
described as "Masters of innovation, large scale camouflage -- and tactical deception."
Bi-partisan legislation has been introduced to give the Gold Medal to the "Ghost Army."
The unit created intricate battlefield deception using hundreds of inflatable tanks, aircraft, sound effects and phony radio transmissions to confuse the Germans before D-Day.
Currently, there are Ghost veterans living in 11 states and Washington, D.C..
They were officially known as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops. There efforts were chronicled in a 2013 documentary film by Rick Beyer and is under development for a Hollywood movie
In the past, the Congressional Gold Medal has been given to Doolittle's Raiders, the Monuments Men, WASPs and Code Talkers.
Legislation is also underway to give the Gold medal to the OSS -- forerunners of the CIA.
All So deserving. Thanks. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
No comments:
Post a Comment