NATIONAL NEWS
JANUARY 2012
17TH DAY
Mountain View, CA
A 95 year old WWII veteran has waited over 60 years to finally be recognized for his act of heroism in saving his life and those of white officers. Carl Clark was finally recognized of his brave act with a honorary medal. Clark in a television interview spoke how he saved the navy ship by putting out fires while on, after attacks at sea. He said that he was thanked, but otherwise never was recognized on any documentation of his service because he was Black. Finally, after his very long wait at age 95 he has received a recognition long waited for and much deserved. Clark said he dedicates the medal to those other Blacks who also gave their lives but never received any kind of honor.
DAYS OF GOLD
You have reached the days of Gold.
Molded fine
Made to shine
Your youth is not far behind.
You are saluted with respect
and
Honored with glory.
God has greatly blessed you.
Yes...you are Golden
Ripe, wise, knowledgeable and sweet
Reminiscing days of old...in the past
Skilled and structured deep.
Days of God is what your are;
Because God has brought you this far.
WINNIESPOETRY Copyrighted Jun2000
Days of Gold excerpt from the book: A YELLOW ROSE AMONG THE RED
Written by Ms.Winnie Shields also known as MIISRAEL
(CBS News)
It was a long wait. Way too long, in fact.
In the naval battles of the Second World War, there were many acts of heroism. But what Carl Clark did wasn’t recognized until Tuesday at Moffett Field. After sixty-six years, he was awarded a medal for distinguished service in combat by Navy Secretary Ray Mabu.
See video and additional story:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/01/1... He is finally honored.
Posted By: MIISRAEL Bride
Wednesday, January 18th 2012 at 8:13AM
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