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Senator Bob Dole to Visit The National D-Day Museum for Booksigning
May 16, 2005, 2:30 - 5:00pm
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| Senator Bob Dole |
The National D-Day Museum in New Orleans, America's National World War II Museum, will welcome one of the most prominent political figures of our time and distinguished WWII veteran former Senator Bob Dole to the museum May 16th from 2:30-5:00 p.m.
The former Republican Party presidential nominee's appearance is part of the kick off campaign of his new book, One Soldier's Story: A Memoir . (HarperCollinsPublishers; April 12, 2005; $25.95; ISBN: 0-06-076341-8). Sixty years after his life-threatening and life-changing injuries in battle, Dole will share his personal story on the war. He will also sign copies of the new book.
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About One Soldier's Story |
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In One Soldier's Story, Bob Dole tells the moving, inspirational story of his harrowing experiences in World War II, and how he overcame life-threatening injuries long before rising to the top of the U.S. Senate.
As a platoon leader in the famed 10th Mountain Division, 21-year-old Bob Dole was gravely wounded on a hill in the Italian mountains just two weeks before the end of the war. Trying to pull his radioman to safety while battling a fortified German position, Dole was hit by enemy fire in his right shoulder and back.
Over the next three years, not expected to survive, he lapsed in and out of consciousness, lost a kidney, lost the use of his right arm, and most of the feeling in his left arm. But he willed himself to live.
Drawing on nearly 300 previously unpublished letters between him and his family during this period, Dole offers a powerful, vivid portrait of one man's struggle to survive in the closing moments of the war.
With insight and candor, Dole also focuses on the words, actions, and selfless deeds of countless American heroes with whom he served, including two fellow injured soldiers who later joined him in the Senate.
He speaks here not as a politician, but as a wounded G.I. who overcame the longest odds to rebuild his life. Heartfelt and inspiring, One Soldier's Story is the World War II chronicle America has been waiting for.
(The above description from publishers Harper Collins) |
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Senator Dole, raised on the plains of Kansas , served as chairman of the newly-dedicated National World War II Memorial in Washington , D.C. honoring the heroes of his generation and helping enshrine a legacy of sacrifice for freedom. Dole, who is making his first visit to The National D-Day Museum, was honored in March by the Museum's Board of Trustees, as he was recognized for his courage and sacrifice with the American Spirit Award.
Dole joined the armed forces shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor . In early 1945, 21-year old Second Lieutenant Dole was entrusted to fight for his country as a platoon leader in the famed 10 th Mountain Division. In the Italian Alps, Dole's unit engaged in a fire-fight against a fortified German position. While attempting to pull his radioman to safety, Dole was hit and left with near mortal injuries that took years to heal.
Congress officially designated The National D-Day Museum in New Orleans as “ America 's National World War II Museum” on Sept. 25, 2003. The resolution expressed the government's support for the New Orleans museum in continuing preservation and interpretation of artifacts, documents and history, as well as the education of future generations about the American experience in combat and on the home front during the World War II years.
The National D-Day Museum is commemorating the end of the war this year with a series of special events and exhibits including the Fifth anniversary of the museum, special V-J Day commemorations in August, the signing of the armistice to end America 's greatest war in September and an International World War II Conference scheduled for October.
For more information about The National D-Day Museum, call 504-527-6012
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