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Old 11-09-2009, 05:00 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Honestly more surprised that Charles Durning is "only" 86. He look so much older, and of course his excessive weight does not help. Did you know HE...
"Durning served as a soldier in World War II, during which he was awarded a Silver Star, three Purple Heart medals, and a Good Conduct Medal. He was taken prisoner during the Battle of the Bulge, and was one of the few survivors of the infamous Malmedy massacre of American POWs, perpetrated by a battlegroup under Joachim Peiper of the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. "He escaped with two others, and returned to find the remainder murdered."
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