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MN Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Vietnam
August 5, 2019 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Catholic Eldercare will host a free presentation on Monday, Aug. 5, 1:30-3 pm at the MainStreet Lodge, 909 Main St. NE. You will meet a 14-year-old orphan who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during a Civil War battle; the schoolmaster who took his students to war, dooming their hometown to oblivion; a Buffalo Soldier; the Commander of the USS Arizona who went down with his ship at Pearl Harbor; a Hungarian freedom fighter who signed up to fight communists in Vietnam; and a host of other brave men who fought and died for their country. Presented by June Gossler Anderson as part of Catholic Eldercare’s Elder Enrichment Series. Call 612-362-2450 to register.