WWII Soldier Killed at Parade Honoring Veterans
 

At least he dies for his country ... a couple years later though.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... m/death_dc

BOSTON (Reuters) - William Hammond survived one of the bloodiest battles of World War II but died at a parade honoring him and others after a van at a Veteran's Day parade ran over him.



Hammond, of Abington, Mass., was accidentally run over during a parade Thursday in Whitman, Mass. by a van owned by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter and driven by a close friend of his, according to Boston's WBZ radio station.


Hammond, 80, fought in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944-1945, one of the toughest offensives of World War II as under-equipped U.S. soldiers fended off a last-ditch German offensive in one of Europe's bitterest winters.


Whitman police were not available to comment.

Re: WWII Soldier Killed at Parade Honoring Veterans
 

[quote="mR.cLeAn":92950]died at a parade honoring him and others after a van at a Veteran's Day parade ran over him. [/quote:92950]

annoy:

Hmmm... the driver must die.

wow, that is terrible! i seriously hope the driver gets punished, and if it involved alcohol, i hope he goes to jail for a looooooooong time.

You can shutup and get your ass on AIM, please. dance: biggrin:

i cant because im at work cry:

thats so sad annoy:

the driver was probally 80 or so too. too old to drive in my book, reflexs too slow, bad vision.

i see old people who can barely walk and open doors drive. fucking shit amazes me.

The driver was probably a Nazi in disguise.

thats horrible, thats like an hour drive away from me.

[quote="mR.cLeAn":c0705]The driver was probably a Nazi in disguise.[/quote:c0705]

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as bad as it is, it still seems pretty funny and ironic.

Ironic: yes. Funny: absolutely not.

very sad...

Thats horrible. annoy:

Read it in globe and mail today...pretty sad how something like this could happen.

that sucks balls...

God had other plans for him.

Saw it on the local news this morning.

I thought they said the person driving was a fellow vet.

poor guy

I live in Boston, and on the news they said that the truck backed over him, and at the time, there may have been no driver in the truck.

[quote:f8ba3]Ironic: yes. Funny: absolutely not.
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agreed. beer:

i'm a sick fuck, i think its funny, at least the mental picture. however the circumstances are not

balls

the driver should be shot annoy:

[quote="Old Reliable":c5545]i'm a sick fuck, i think its funny, at least the mental picture. however the circumstances are not[/quote:c5545]