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Wow!!!!! That is amazing and what a life of achievements!!!!!
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Congratulations to your Dad on a very deserved William J. DonovanŽ Award! You have every reason to be proud, Hugh!
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Aces!
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That's a great achievement!
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Hugh, a big thank you to your father for his decades of service, and a hearty congratulations on the well earned award.
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Sweet, good reason to be proud
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That's awesome, Hugh! A well deserved congratulations to your father.
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Very cool!!
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Thank you Hugh and thank you Amb. Hugh Montgomery.
another video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7I5VHXL0ko |
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That is very cool :tu congrats to your dad .
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That was an awesome video Hugh! Be sure to thank your father for me :tu
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AWESOME achievement!! Congrats to you and your family Hugh!!
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Congratulations to your dad, Hugh.
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Incredible story. You have every right to be proud. Great man. Sorry pool season is over. I enjoy his company.
In case any of you missed it, here's the list of all recipients. Incredible group to be listed with: William J. Donovan AwardŽ Recipients 1961 The Honorable Allen W. Dulles 1963 The Honorable John J. McCloy 1964 Lt. General William W. Quinn 1965 President Dwight D. Eisenhower 1966 The Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1967 The Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen 1969 J. Russell Forgan 1970 The Astronauts of Apollo 11 1971 The Honorable David K. E. Bruce 1974 The Honorable William J. Casey 1977 The Honorable Robert D. Murphy 1979 His Excellency Jacques Chaban-Delmas 1981 The Right Honorourable Margaret Thatcher 1982 The Honorable John A. McCone 1983 The Honorable Richard Helms 1983 Sir William Stephenson 1986 President Ronald W. Reagan 1991 President George H. W. Bush 1993 Dr. Carl F. Eifler 1995 The Honorable William E. Colby 2004 The Honorable Ralph J. Bunche 2005 The Honorable William H. Webster 2007 Major General John K. Singlaub, USA (Ret.) 2009 General David H. Petraeus, USA 2010 Ross Perot 2011 Adm. Eric T. Olson, USN (Ret.) 2012 The Honorable Robert M. Gates 2013 Adm. William H. McRaven, USN 2014 The Honorable Leon E. Panetta 2015 Ambassador Hugh Montgomery |
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This is amazing Hugh, thanks for sharing.
And thanks for posting that list Dave, quite an honorable group of people to be a part of :tu |
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Extremely impressed and grateful for your father's decades of service for our country. Thank you for sharing, Hugh. You have every reason to be proud.
Congratulations and thank you, Ambassador Montgomery. |
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That is cool! What a guy.
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A few more items about my dad:
http://www.wral.com/he-jumped-into-n...t-90/15134844/ http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...1/25/76357020/ |
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I am very sad to say my father passed away yesterday evening at age 93. Please smoke a special one for for this special man!
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I have a couple good cigars left, one of them will definitely be in his be in his honor. May his memory be a blessing. |
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I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
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Very sorry to hear that, Hugh. What a truly remarkable man your father was! He packed more into his years of living than pretty much any of us could ever dream to.
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Sorry for your and Karen's loss. The United States lost a true patriot
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My deepest condolences to you and your family Hugh.
I'm sorry I never got a chance to personally thank your father. |
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I am very sorry for your loss, Hugh.
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Sorry to hear of your loss Hugh.
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Very sorry for your and your family's loss Hugh. I will indeed burn a good one today in his honor.
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My condolences to you and your family.
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So incredibly sorry to hear Hugh. I can truly say that I was honored to meet him, even if his mobility started to go his mind was sharp as ever, joking and reminiscing. He will be missed by many
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Godspeed Mr. Montgomery. Sorry to hear it Hugh. A Great American among Great Americans.
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So sorry to hear the news, Hugh. He was a great man. You and Karen will be in my thoughts, and I will smoke something special in his honor tonight.
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From The Washington Post:
Ambassador HUGH MONTGOMERY Scholar, teacher, soldier, spy, diplomat, loving husband and father, Ambassador Montgomery was all of these things and more. He spent close to 70 years serving his country all over the world. He was born in Springfield, MA in 1923, grew up in Windsor Locks, CT working at the family company over the summers when off from the famous Loomis School. A proficient linguist, a trait he acquired from his mother, a language teacher, he entered Harvard University in 1941 and before he could finish, war erupted and he joined the 82nd Airborne Division. His facility for languages caught the eye of the OSS and he finished the war undertaking clandestine missions for them behind enemy lines. He helped liberate the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. After the war, he finished his education at Harvard with a PhD in Romance Languages. He then taught at Harvard for a few years before joining the Central Intelligence Agency where he remained for his entire career except for brief interludes working at the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research and serving as an Ambassador to the United Nations. He retired at the age of 90 and spent his last years mentoring the younger generation of Intelligence Officers. In his active retirement he enjoyed his pool, crossword puzzles and word jumbles, reading, and his chairmanship of the OSS Society, especially planning for the National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations. He passed away on April 6, 2017 after a brief illness. He was a man of integrity, a true patriot who loved and served his God, his country and his family with grace, humility and distinction. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was the loving husband of the late Annemarie Janak Montgomery and is survived by his son, Hugh (Karen) Montgomery Jr., and daughter, Maria Montgomery. Relatives and friends are invited to Ambassador Montgomery's Life Celebration at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 W. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA on Tuesday, April 11 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1910 N. Randolph St, Arlington, VA 22207 at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Grove Cemetery in Windsor Locks, CT at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The OSS Society, 7700 Leesburg Pike, #324, Falls Church, VA 22043. Online condolences and fond memories of Ambassador Montgomery may be offered to the family at: moneyandking.com |
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My heartfelt condolences, Hugh.
Your dad was a great American. |
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My condolences, Hugh.
Your father was a true patriot. May he Rest In Peace. :usa |
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God's blessings, Hugh!
Your family is in my prayers. |
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Wow...
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Very sorry for your loss, Hugh.
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I'm sorry for your loss.
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beautiful piece, thanks for sharing
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Thank you for sharing, Hugh! :tu
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