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'I'll be home by Christmas'

| 25 Nov 2013 | 01:35
    On Saturday, Dec. 14, the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor will host a program, "I'll Be Home By Christmas: Keeping in Touch with the Ones Back Home," that looks at 300 years of how the men and women in the armed forces dealt with being away from home on the holidays.
    On Saturday, Dec. 14, the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor will host a program, "I'll Be Home By Christmas: Keeping in Touch with the Ones Back Home," that looks at 300 years of how the men and women in the armed forces dealt with being away from home on the holidays.

NEW WINDSOR — On Saturday, Dec. 14, the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor will host a program, “I’ll Be Home By Christmas: Keeping in Touch with the Ones Back Home,” that looks how the men and women in the armed forces dealt with being away from home on the holidays.

The journey will cover the Civil War to Afghanistan through letters home from the front and songs to recall the holidays and the history represented.

Some of the letters are humorous and others serious, but all have a story to tell about how soldiers, sailors and air personnel have coped with being away from family and friends.

Hall of Honor staff and Boys Scouts from Troop 16 will read these letters and the audience will be invited to join in singing the songs of the different eras as we pay tribute to those whose duty kept them away from home.

Light refreshments will be available.

Essential information
The program starts at 1 p.m.

Seating is limited and reservations are strongly encouraged. Please call 845-561-1765 for reservations.

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located at 374 Temple Hill Road (Route 300) New Windsor. For additional information, visit www.thepurpleheart.com or call 845-561-1765.