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MEMORIES OF LAKE

WINNEBAGO

A SON REMEMBERS

HIS FATHER NV PURPLE HEART STATE Page

charge, the railroad laid him off. It was CONVENTION 7
■ Col Tom Waters& Susan Santarcangelo hard to find and hold a regular job since

employers balked at hiring men with
in and two they rented out for family in- stains on their service records whether

come. “We liked the lake…. we fished justifi ed or not.
in the summer and skated in the winter.”
Why did he receive a Dishonorable
When asked about whether his father Discharge and was it deserved? We have
participated in the family outings, Jeff the accounts from the men who served
the oldest of 6 boys, generally returns with him in Korea. He admitted that he
to memories of his father working. “He went AWOL after leaving Korea, not to
was kinda off doing his thing. He’d load avoid a battle, but AFTER so many bat-
box cars with 100# things. He pushed tles where so many of his friends were Page
himself.” killed and wounded. Even though he FREEDOM ISN’T FREE
fought valiantly before the AWOL, he 5
He remembered that his father always received the Dishonorable Discharge for
worked more than one job. Often during the AWOL charge.
the day, he went to work loading boxcars
at night he and his wife would “moon- Despite that, Jeff remembers, “He

light” returning to clean offices. Unfor- was a mild-mannered man and when he
tunately, due to his “Dishonorable” dis- (Continues on page 2)

When we think about Memorial Day,
we remember those who gave so much
to defend and protect the freedoms WGU A NEW Page
we cherish today. Let’s talk about Jeff KIND OF U 10
Hutchinson as he remembers his father,
a Korean War Veteran who many believe
was treated unfairly, as you will see from
Jeff’s story.

When you ask Jeff Hutchinson about
the strongest memories about his father,
Carl Hutchinson, he immediately goes
back to Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin. He
recalls the good times he and his broth-
ers had at the family home on the lake
and the hard work his parents did to take Page
care of them. They had three houses at SAIGON TON 12
Lake Winnebago. One house they lived

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