Dear John,

Burying your brothers-in-arms can be a sad,
tragic experience for a lot of soldiers.

But burying close to 75,000 of American and
German soldiers less than a year is outright traumatic.

As a wide-eyed, skinny 18-year-old at the
height of World War II, there was nothing I wanted to do more
than join the fight.

My dream was to be a fighter pilot. But
because of my poor eyesight at the time, I failed the test.

That's when I was assigned to the U.S. Army
607th Graves Registration Company.

They called it that because our main job was
to dig graves and bury dead soldiers

From the time I landed in Utah Beach on D-Day
to the day the war ended in Europe, my company and I buried close
to 75,000 soldiers.

And I'd be lying if I didn't say how much I
thought about each of those soldiers - many of whom were not much
older than me - who never got to live their lives.

Granted, I didn't know them personally.

But as I laid each American soldier down in
their final resting place, I felt something that every American
veteran inevitably feels at some point in their service.

An innate sense of duty to make sure that all
my friends and family members back home understand the true price
of our freedom and realize the ultimate sacrifices made by so
many young men.

Today, I have a new fear that keeps me up at
night.
















The fear that once I'm gone, nobody will
remember us World War II veterans… and nobody will care
about the things we did to take down the Nazi's, defeat the
Imperial Japanese Army, and ultimately save the world from
tyranny.


























At 96 years old, I know that I don't have
much time left.

That's why I'm urgently asking you to help me
preserve our American history and the legacies of our veterans
who gave their lives for our country before it's too late.

Over the past few years, I've sadly watched
thousands of my fellow WWII comrades pass away from old age.

But even worst is that in our schools today,
younger generations - the ones who will lead our country in the
future - aren't being taught the important sacrifices those
veterans made for our freedom anymore.

In fact, some people are actively trying to
erase our history and make guys like me ashamed of my service to
this country.

Thankfully, I know that when I pass on from
this life, the lessons I learned about duty and honor from my
time in the war WILL live on forever thanks to the help of the
American Veterans Center (AVC).

If you've ever heard of the American Veterans
Center before, then you know that for the past 25 years, they've
made sure no American Veteran is forgotten - from WWII to the War
on Terror.

Every May, they host the National Memorial
Day Parade where they make guys like me the celebrities in front
of the millions of people lining the streets and watching on TV.

In November, they host an Annual Veterans
Conference where they fly me and my fellow combat veterans from
around the country to Washington D.C. to give us the chance to
tell our stories to the hundreds of students and future military
leaders in attendance.

The AVC even sends camera crews to our homes
so they can record our stories and preserve them for the rest of
time.

But the AVC cannot do it alone.

As a non-profit organization, they rely
almost exclusively on the donations of thousands of patriotic
Americans like you who care about our country's history and our
veterans.

The National Memorial Day Parade costs
the AVC around $500,000;
The Annual AVC Conference and Youth
Summit costs them around $600,000;
And every Oral History video they record
costs about $2,000 to produce.

So, after all the American Veterans Center
has done for me and thousands of American veterans, I have to ask
you for this urgent favor…

Will you consider making a generous,
tax-deductible contribution of $25, $35, $50 or more to the AVC
so they can preserve our legacies before more of us pass?

I cannot begin to tell you how much the
American Veterans Center means to me.

Because of them, I know that when I
eventually pass on, my stories - and the stories of the men who
served by my side - will be remembered forever.

But if the AVC can't raise the money to
continue preserving our history, thousands of more veterans who
put their lives on the line for our freedom and way of life will
pass away without having their stories told.

I've always believed that those who don't
understand history are doomed to repeat it.

Without your help today, future generations
will completely forget about what it took to keep America free
and prosperous.

And when that happens, America's identity
will be lost forever.

I'm counting on folks like you to make sure
that doesn't happen.

Please, help my friends at the American
Veterans Center preserve our history from being washed away by
sending them a gift of $25, $35, $50 or more today.
















Sincerely,

George Ciampa
D-Day Veteran
Battle of the Bulge Veteran
Director, Producer, Documentarian














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