A TRIBUTE TO GOLD STAR MOTHERS ON VETERANS DAY

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS HAROLD H.KING, AMERICAN SOLDIER NO. 32922362 WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY IN THE EUROPEAN AREA JUNE 1944
HE STANDS IN THE UNBROKEN LINE OF PATRIOTS WHO HAVE DARED TO DIE THAT FREEDOM MIGHT LIVE AND GROW AND INCREASE ITS BLESSINGS. FREEDOM LIVES AND THROUGH IT HE LIVES IN A WAY THAT HUMBLES THE UNDERTAKINGS OF MOST MEN.
SIGNED: FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH KING OF BAYONNE NEW JERSEY RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE TWO DAYS AFTER NEWS THAT THEIR OTHER SON GEORGE KING HAD ALSO DIED IN COMBAT MINUTES AND YARDS AWAY FROM HAROLD ON THE BEACH AT NORMANDY. THERE WERE SO MANY GOLD STAR MOTHERS WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

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