American Legion Post 50 SAL 50 New York USA
| January 25, 2010 WVOX 1460 AM WVOX.com Good Morning Westchester Sons of the American Legion Radio Report Segment Guest: Tom Giorgi Port Chester, NY resident US Army Vietnam Veteran Recipient of two Purple Hearts 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade 1966 Served in Ia Drang Valley (Scene of Nov. 1965 battles portrayed in "We were soldiers...") |
The "Sons of the American Legion Radio Report" can be heard live on WVOX
1460 AM in Westchester County and around the world on WVOX.com. The show
is broadcast every Monday from 2:30 to 3:00 PM.
The host of the program is Kenneth G. Kraetzer, Commander of Sons of the
American Legion in Pelham, NY; SAL Historian for Westchester County, and Vice
Commander for New York State. Please contact Ken at 914-450-9554 with any
questions or comments about this radio and Internet production.
The intro music, "To The Colors" has been provided courtesy of the US Navy
band based at Newport, RI.
The co-host on this segment was John Chuhran, a New Rochelle based PR
executive and Sons of the American Legion member.
We would like to thank WVOX for making this broadcast possible, the many
military Public Affairs Officers, and the national Public Relation staff of the
American Legion who are assisting us to tell the story of the military and veterans.
| Ken Kraetzer, Bob Marrone, and John Chuhran of the WVOX Sons of the American Legion Broadcast Team |
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Vietnam veteran Tom Giorgi at the only memorial for Medal of Honor heroes! It's along a
canal that runs through Indianapolis. Every one who received the MOH is listed and there
is a computer set up that you can type in a name and his entire citation is on the screen
for you to read.
canal that runs through Indianapolis. Every one who received the MOH is listed and there
is a computer set up that you can type in a name and his entire citation is on the screen
for you to read.
Veteran of the 25th Infantry Division Tom Giorgi at the Memorial for Vietnam Vets in
Anderson, IN. One of the KIA's from the battle he got wounded in is on this section.
He was visiting his sister who attends the annual reunions. That year it was in St.
Louis which is a 4 hour ride from Anderson. While there they introduced Tom to
Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers who's home town is Anderson.
Anderson, IN. One of the KIA's from the battle he got wounded in is on this section.
He was visiting his sister who attends the annual reunions. That year it was in St.
Louis which is a 4 hour ride from Anderson. While there they introduced Tom to
Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers who's home town is Anderson.