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Old 11-14-2015, 10:45 PM   #1
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Old 11-14-2015, 11:52 PM   #2
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Wow!!!!! That is amazing and what a life of achievements!!!!!
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Old 11-15-2015, 12:51 AM   #3
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Congratulations to your Dad on a very deserved William J. Donovan® Award! You have every reason to be proud, Hugh!
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Old 11-15-2015, 06:29 AM   #4
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Old 11-15-2015, 06:34 AM   #5
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That's a great achievement!
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Old 11-15-2015, 07:25 AM   #6
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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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Old 11-15-2015, 08:09 AM   #7
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Sweet, good reason to be proud
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Old 11-15-2015, 08:41 AM   #8
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Old 11-15-2015, 08:46 AM   #9
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That's awesome, Hugh! A well deserved congratulations to your father.
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Old 11-15-2015, 09:12 AM   #10
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Very cool!!
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Old 11-15-2015, 09:21 AM   #11
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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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Old 11-15-2015, 10:27 AM   #12
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That is very cool congrats to your dad .
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Old 11-15-2015, 11:09 AM   #13
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That was an awesome video Hugh! Be sure to thank your father for me
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Old 11-15-2015, 06:10 PM   #14
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AWESOME achievement!! Congrats to you and your family Hugh!!
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Old 11-16-2015, 10:31 AM   #15
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Congratulations to your dad, Hugh.
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Old 11-16-2015, 11:04 AM   #16
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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 Award® 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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Old 11-16-2015, 11:48 AM   #17
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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
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Old 11-16-2015, 12:53 PM   #18
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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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Old 11-16-2015, 01:03 PM   #19
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Old 11-16-2015, 03:10 PM   #20
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That is cool! What a guy.
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