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Saturday, March 03, 2007
20070228 Reconnecting a friend to Fred Magsamen
Web site helps reconnect a friend to Fred Magsamen
February 28th, 2007 – Posted March 3rd, 2007
Last Wednesday’s Westminster Eagle has a letter to the editor about a column I wrote for the Westminster Eagle – and later a blog post I wrote on the Winchester Report on May 26th, 2006: "On Memorial Day, Freddy Magsamen is No. 11 in our hearts."
Web site helps reconnect a friend to Fred Magsamen
I just blundered (literally) across a story about Fred Magsamen that Kevin Dayhoff wrote for The
His story brought tears to my eyes. I am the Ken Van Arsdel whom he quoted in the article.
I can't tell you how much the article means to me. I counted Fred as a good friend É best friend É although I knew him for only a few short months.
The intensity of life as a soldier in Recon Company, CCN, seemed to distill daily experiences into moments that were both potent and poignant. Great friendships were formed quickly in the maelstrom of the events we lived. Sadly, they were often brought up short, as the odds caught up with us.
Mr. Dayhoff's article told me more about Fred than I ever knew, and I miss him all the more for it. Thank you for remembering him, and for sharing those memories with the world.
The Internet is a wonderful thing; without it I would never have seen your article.
Or would I? It is an experience like this that makes one question whether "divine intervention" or "karma" are more than just pop culture concepts.
Ken Van Arsdel
(Editor's Note: The Magsamen article and others are available on our Web site, at http://www.thewestminstereagle.com/.)
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Tuesday, May 30, 2006
20060524 Columns on Frederick John Magsamen
20060524 Columns on Frederick John Magsamen
Columns on Frederick John Magsamen
May 24th, 2006
Westminster Eagle on May 24th, 2006:
“On Memorial Day, Westminster's own Freddy Magsamen is No. 11 in our hearts ” 05/24/06 - By Kevin E. Dayhoff:
“Next Monday,
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpid=978&show=archivedetails&ArchiveID=1189178&om=1
The most comprehensive column on Freddy Magsamen is in the
Winchester Report on the Westminster Eagle Website:
“On Memorial Day, Freddy Magsamen is No. 11 in our hearts “
http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41
May 24, 2006, “Lest We Forget!” Kevin E. Dayhoff
http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=1615
Monday is Memorial Day. It was almost 140 years ago that the tradition of setting aside a day to honor our country's fallen heroes began with Gen. John A. Logan's May 5th, 1868 General Order No. 11 to adorn the graves of Union soldiers with flowers.
Also, related:
“Carroll County Maryland Vietnam Memorial Park, Westminster ”
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Labels: Magsamen Frederick John, Military, Military Memorial Day, Military Veterans Day, People Carroll County, Vietnam, Winchester Report, Westminster Eagle, The Tentacle