Saturday, October 18 was a very special day at the 384th BG reunion in Dayton. Brig. Gen. McLaughlin was there to pay tribute to Lt. Col. Budd Peaslee and share his thoughts on Col. Peaslee's career. It was a wonderful meeting with members of the Peaslee family, who are now all "officially" part of our SSMA family. From left to right: grand-daughters Debbie and Monique, General McLaughlin, son Richard who also spoke to honor his father, grand-daughters Caroline and Kari, daughter Michelle.
In his comments
General McLaughlin said "Col.
Budd Peaslee was my WWII
hero."
The Peaslee family was
presented with a wooden box
hand-crafted by 384th BG
member Keith Ellefson
Inside the lid were the words of Peaslee's famous "Heritage of Valor .....
.... which grand-daughter
Debbie somehow managed to
read.
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