Rita Cosby announces new book at Women Honor Valor luncheon

Rita Cosby announced her new book at the Women Honor Valor luncheon.Celebrity journalist, triple Emmy winner and bestselling author Rita Cosby announced her new book at the Women Honor Valor luncheon in Columbia, SC on January 20. Cosby spoke at the luncheon held to support the 2010 Medal of Honor Convention in Charleston. She described her father’s role as a Polish resistance fighter in WWII. Cosby told the audience the new book represents “the most amazing story of my life.”

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Medal of Honor recipient Lewis Millett, hero of Battle of Bayonet Hill, passes

by Chris Carter
Capt. Louis L. Millett, 88, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Nov. 14 in Loma Linda, Calif.[Photo from Crushing Chris}
In 1940, Lewis L. "Red" Millett, a 17 year old native of Mechanic Falls, Maine, dropped out of high school and joined the Army Air Corps in order to fight the increasing fascist threat in Europe. But when President Roosevelt stated that the U.S. would not be entering the war, Millett decided to pack his bags and head to Canada - not to avoid combat, but to seek it out as part of the Canadian army. He was sent to London where he served as an anti-aircraft gunner during the Nazi's "Blitz" bombing campaign.

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