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Joe Kittinger got to space first, and without a spacecraft. 49 years ago, in near secrecy, he accomplished a feat that no one has ever equaled. His courage paved the way for the success of the space program.
Today, on this Veteran's Day, I urge every American to read the essay by Carleton Jones, Jr., a veteran of the Cold War and Vietnam. I have never met the man. I have also never read such a well-written, succinct statement of what it means to be an American. The essay is posted as part of a tribute to veterans here.
Sixty-seven year ago today,D-Day brave American and Allied forces stromed the beaches of Normandy. Please honor and thank the men and women of that grat generation for thier sacrifices for FREEDOM.