Vegas Voice
Show Saturday, March 15th
Join Radio
host, Dick
Arendt, this Saturday, March 15th at
7:00am and again at noon on Sunday for The Vegas Voice Show on KLAV radio, AM 1230, on your
dial.
It was the original intent to air the
2nd of two interviews with...
BOBBY BROOKS
WILSON
However...something sad
took place on March 11th that will cause us to air this 2nd interview
on Saturday, March 22nd instead.
On March 22nd it was the original
intention to air an interview featuring a Mr. George Callahan and his wife,
Trudi, as part of the Vegas Voice "Keeping the Spirit of '45
Alive" dedication.
George Callahan was drafted during World
War II, spending years in Europe until the war ended in April, 1945. He was
then sent to the Pacific to prepare for an invasion of Japan that was halted
when the atomic bomb as dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki.
Following the end of World War II, he
was sent to Korea, and after deciding to make the military a career, was
eventually sent to Viet Nam as a Green Beret following his completion of
paratrooper instruction at Ft. Benning, Georgia...at the age of
43.
During that distinguished career, he met
a lovely lady in Germany named Trudi. and eventually married there despite the
obstacles of marrying a German citizen at that point in our history...almost 66
years ago.
I met the Callahans along with Vegas
Voice Political Editor, Rana Goodman, a few weeks ago to discuss their lives in
the service of our nation...
... and after leaving their home, was in
awe of a great American and his wife, all the while planning to air their
interview just prior to The Vegas Voice spectacular being
planned at the Henderson Pavilion on April 16,
2014.
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Sadly....George will be unable to join
in that celebration in which we planned to honor him and so many other veterans
of "the greatest generation"...
...he passed away on Monday, March 11th
in the early hours of the day, with his loving and devoted Trudi at his
side.
But...though he may not be wish us in
life, through the magic of recording devices, we will always have the "spirit"
of George Callahan.
And so....my special guests this week
will be....
GEORGE AND
TRUDI
CALLAHAN
...discussing their lives together in
the service of his nation...and her adopted country over that 66 year period of
American history.
And...if you miss the
broadcast, you can always download it from The Vegas Voice
website.
Just go the "Radio" link,
click on it, all past shows are archived for your
convenience.
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