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My father Keir George MacDonald fought from ages 18 to 22 on D-Day at Normandy through the Battle of the Scheldt in Belgium & Holland to Germany.
My grandfather Sgt. Major Daniel Aeneas MacDonald fought at Vimy Ridge & great-uncle Billy MacDonald was killed in action at Vimy.
SURE PROUD OF MY DAD
I'M SURE PROUD OF MY DAD!
JUST TO BE THE SON OF SOMEONE
WHO HAS FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR TWO AND WON ....
HE WENT OFF TO WAR IN 1941
HE FOUGHT FOR FOUR YEARS ....
NEAR DEATH & WITH FEARS!
WITH HIS FELLOW INFANTRY THEY SET OUT FROM
AT EIGHTEEN ... A PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDER.
AS THE GERMANS TURNED HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS INTO FODDER.
ON D-DAY AT
SHRAPNEL, BOMBS & BULLETS DID FLY
TO DEFEND THE WORLD FOR YOU & I.
TO ME HE IS A TRUE HERO & I'D JUST LIKE HIM TO KNOW
A HERO SO YOUNG & SO BRAVE
WITH SO MANY OTHERS IN THEIR GRAVE!
TO KNOW HIM AS A MAN IS A
LOT
BUT TO LOVE HIM AS MY FATHER
IS THE GREATEST PRIDE I'VE GOT.
Eric Haessler received a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in December 1942. He concurrently received a master's degree in engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering and business administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. Following World War II, Eric received a law degree from Harvard Law School. Eric practiced securities law in Portland from 1950 to 2009. He was also a member of the board of directors of numerous companies, including Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.; Pan Alaska Fisheries; Red Lion Inns; P&G Manufacturing; and Webster Ford, Inc.
During World War II, Eric accepted a commission in the U.S. Navy and successfully completed Officer Training School. He was assigned to a landing craft in the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea; assisted in the invasion of Southern Italy; was named an acting chief of staff to Admiral Benson; oversaw the design and construction of missile attack cruisers for the invasion of Japan; and commanded a destroyer escort that was rated the number one ship in the Atlantic Fleet.
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April-26-07 5:03 PM
Dear Grant, In 1995 we organized a ball to thank the American soldiers who had marched through Belgium and liberated the country.
Most of them fought the Battle of the Bulge. We were able to track 50 veterans and invite our Belgian Prime Minister along with our Consul General from Los Angeles who was my friend.
We gave them a souvenir decoration
and treated them to quite a party.
Surely we can find a place and time to once again get together
