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Speech Given at the First Annual Veterans Dinner at Finger Lakes Community College

Posted on November 11, 2017 by jenorv

Remarks by  Lt Col John E. Norvell (USAF Ret.)  November 10, 2017 President Nye, Dr. Pierce, ladies and gentleman and members of the College community,  thank you for inviting me to speak tonight. As a former history professor I routinely … Continue reading →

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Death of a Hero

Posted on November 6, 2014 by jenorv

My Uncle Harold died at 91 recently, he was a veteran of  World War II and survived the Battle of the Bulge, that alone would make him a hero to me.  But  it was what followed  this battle that  showed … Continue reading →

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