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| There was another guest speaker at the dedication too and this is where I met Mr. Abie Abraham, a true American Hero!! Mr. Abraham was captured on December 24, 1941, he is a survivor of the Bataan Death March. He spent three years in a Japanese prison camp and has written two books about being a POW. Today, he is 87 years old and he still is a volunteer at the VA Center. I am so glad that I met Mr. Abraham, we write to each other all of the time and I am very proud to call him my friend! |
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| At the end of the dedication, they threw wreaths off of the Veterans Bridge into the river. One for each branch of the military. |
| I was so glad that I dedicated my speech to Sgt. Arlie Mangus because when the dedication was over the first person waiting for me was Mrs. Mangus and I didn't even know that she was there the whole time I was speaking. But I am really glad that she was!!! |
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| <-- And there I am, standing in front of the flag pole with the POW/MIA Flag that I proudly presented to the Boro of Ford City, my grandma's hometown! |
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| Here is a great shot of the old bridge that they imploded and a shot on the Veterans Bridge with the old bridge in the background. If you look close on the new bridge you can see the POW/MIA Flag!! |
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