Remembering Patton's Liberators

This Veterans Day is a fine time to visit Soapbox Alert and help urge formal recognition for some WWII soldiers who liberated a prison camp. The Alert on congress.org was posted by one of my blog readers whose father and many others were in the Boston regiment of Gen. George Patton's army who, until their families began this effort, never sought the formal "liberator" status that places their names and deeds in historical records, includes them in annual Capitol Hill ceremonies and displays their unit flag at the National Holocaust museum.

Go to Soap Box Alert
"Honor our WWII Vets & the Victims of the Holocaust"
(Follow instructions for registering, provide your zip code -- and automatically generate messages to your lawmakers)

More information on Patton's Liberators

• Liberator Campaign Blog
• Sign the Petition

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Comments

[bethyboo]

I am thrilled to see you helping spread the word about recognizing the service these men provided so many years ago. Their story is so compelling and inspiring that recognition surely will be achieved the more people know about it. Thanks for joining in this effort.

[oldseahag]

Thank you Craig and Huffington Post for bringing attention to this campaign for Liberator Status for the 94th! Please sign petition and contact your Congressmen. These men sacrificed for country. The Victims history needs to be recorded. Time is of the essence!

[jessied44]

This project was well under way and then fell through the Bureaucratic maze following the passing of Senator Kennedy and the naming of a new Secretary of the Army. Anything that anyone can do to get this very necessary objective completed would be deeply appreciated.