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A neighbor of mine who was an expert in terms of accessing the internet did the research for me. Lets back up for a minute. You said you are from brooklyn, new york . Did you were you raised and grew up in brooklyn . Harold the first 11 years of my life, i spent in brooklyn. Then my father retired and we spent time in a town called monticello. That is where you went to school . Harold that is where i went to junior high and high school. It is in my notes as i go along here. Do you have any brothers or sisters . Harold one brother who is deceased. I came from a small town called monticello at t...

Its may 29, 2014. Im in florida. What is your name . My name is harold w. Berkman. Harold, when were you born and where were you born . I was born on february 22, 1926 in brooklyn, new york. I have been a resident of florida since 1975. Im 88 years old. In order to accurately trace my military odyssey, i have drawn from four sources. One, my memory. Two, my discharge papers. Three, letters that i sent to my parents when i was in europe. And fortunately, my mother had saved my letters. And four, regimental and battalion history of the 317th regiment and second battalion that had been declassifi...

Woody is a farmboy from quiet dale, West Virginia. Kind of a juxtaposition of what he went into the muck coming what he went into, coming from a place named quietville. He was a young man when he received the medal of honor. I am sure he will share his story with you. I dont need to tell you what he will tell you. Without further ado, woody williams. [applause] woody thank you. [applause] woody thank you. Thank you. Thank you for that nice welcome. Wow. Thank all of you for coming today. I dont know that i have ever spoken to a larger group than we have here today. So thank you. Today is a day...

Medal of honor recipient. He is here to talk about that battle 75 years ago today. Farmboy from quiet dale, West Virginia. Juxtaposition of what he went into the muck coming from a place named quiet ville. He was a young man when he received the medal of honor. Share hishe will story with you. I dont need to tell you what he will tell you. Without further ado, woody williams. [applause] thank you. [applause] you. thank thank you. Welcome. For that nice ow. Thank all of you for coming today. I dont know that i have ever spoken to a larger group than we have here today. So thank you. Today is a ...

Medal of honor recipient. He is here to talk about that battle 75 years ago today. Woody is a farmboy from quiet dale, West Virginia. Kind of a juxtaposition of what he went into the muck coming from a place named quietville. He was born in 1923. He received the medal of honor. He was a young man when he received the medal of honor. I am sure he will share his story with you. I dont need to tell you what he will tell you. Without further ado, woody williams. [applause] mr. Williams thank you. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Thank you for that nice welcome. Wow. Thank all of you for coming tod...