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First grader raises $250 to honor WWII vet

Original post made on Oct 16, 2015

This weekend, the Vista Grande first grader raised money for a cause that is a little closer to home: a honorary paver stone for his grandfather, Captain Gervase "Gerry" Eckenrod, a WWII veteran. Eckenrod's stone will be at the top of the memorial, in the same block as a paver in memory of President James Garfield.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, May 9, 2011, 5:45 PM

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Posted by Albert Trostorf
a resident of another community
on Oct 16, 2015 at 5:07 am

Hello:
Gervase Eckenrod was captured at MERODE which is a smal rural town at the northeastern edge of the Huertgen Forest. My name is Albert Trostorf, I am the current Mayor of Merode and a passionate WWII historian. I know the building where Mr. Eckenrod was captured and also one of the German soldiers who captured him.
www.gegen-das-vergessen.org

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