Allene Carter's father-in-law was a decorated veteran. Yet it was not until the Carter family received a call from the White House that she discovered he was a heroic force in the Rhineland campaign. President Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to several black soldiers who served in World War II...
We had to ship the body to Arlington on Friday, have the community memorial in Los Angeles on Saturday, and then get the whole family, including Mildred, ready to go to Washington for Monday’s ceremony at the White House and the reinternment on Tuesday. Redd and Karen came, and I invited Fred Sco...