Thursday, May 31, 2012

WWII Vet Purged?

World War II Bronze Star winner resents Fla. letter questioning citizenship, right to vote

Bill Internicola, 91, American-born, winner of the Bronze Star for valor at the Battle of the Bulge and a lifelong voter, received a letter recently from the Broward Supervisor of Elections saying the state has doubts that he is a U.S. citizen and challenging his right to vote.

"It was an insult," said Internicola, who was decorated for his service as a medic during the epic winter battle of 1944-45 in Belgian forests, which took 20,000 American lives. "I was flabbergasted..."

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