10th Mountain Division

Statement by Fred Ryan, Chairman of the Board of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute on the Death of Bob Dole

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Sunday, December 5, 2021

Upon presenting Senator Dole with the Presidential Citizens Medal on January 18, 1989, President Reagan said, "Whether on the battlefield or Capitol Hill, Senator Robert Dole has served America heroically.

Key Points: 
  • Upon presenting Senator Dole with the Presidential Citizens Medal on January 18, 1989, President Reagan said, "Whether on the battlefield or Capitol Hill, Senator Robert Dole has served America heroically.
  • Senate Majority Leader during one of the most productive Congresses of recent times, he has also been a friend to veterans, farmers, and Americans from every walk of life.
  • Bob Dole has stood for integrity, straight talk, and achievement throughout his years of distinguished public service."
  • Although, when running against each other for the 1980 Republican Presidential nomination, Ronald Reagan and Senator Dole were political opponents, they grew to have a deep admiration and friendship.

Pro-German American Soldiers Tried to Bring World War II to Colorado

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Monday, October 25, 2021

In the group was the only American soldier convicted of the military equivalent of treason in the U.S. during World War II.

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  • In the group was the only American soldier convicted of the military equivalent of treason in the U.S. during World War II.
  • A critical part of the story unfolds at the famed Camp Hale in the mountains near Redcliff, Colorado.
  • Something Like Treason: Disloyal American Soldiers and the Plot to Bring World War II Home follows one soldier's flight from the camp with two German POWs.
  • Published by Sunbury Press, the book traces these men through the tumult of the 1930s, into the war, their military misadventures.

Former United States Senator and World War II Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal Recipient Bob Dole to Receive 2019 World War II Foundation Leadership Award

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Monday, May 6, 2019

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The World War II Foundation will present its Leadership Award to former U.S.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The World War II Foundation will present its Leadership Award to former U.S.
  • Dole was awarded two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for his combat service in Italy with the 10th Mountain Division during World War II.
  • "I can't think of a more deserving recipient than Senator Dole," said Tim Gray, founder of the World War II Foundation.
  • The World War II Foundation has also received a National Programming Excellence Award from American Public Television.

US Army Veteran and Author Sean Parnell will share debut novel "Man of War" with CNN's Jake Tapper at National Press Club Headliners Event September 13

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Monday, August 20, 2018

His nonfiction account, entitled Outlaw Platoon, became a best-seller and "required reading" for young cadets across the country.

Key Points: 
  • His nonfiction account, entitled Outlaw Platoon, became a best-seller and "required reading" for young cadets across the country.
  • Now Parnell brings his real-world experience and storytelling skills to fiction with Man of War.
  • Sean Parnell is a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and ranger who served in the 10th Mountain Division for six years.
  • Parnell is the CEO of Branding Freedom , a marketing company, and co-founder of a charity called The American Warrior Initiative .