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EDWARD MALOUF ASSOCIATES, INC.
11226 COTILLION DALLAS, TEXAS 75228
April 29, 1985
and
Mr. Donald Regan
c/o The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Regan:
Normally I am a passive and analytical individual
when it comes to politics, but when I see the furor caused
by the pending visit to Bitburg by our President I cannot
help but do what I can to correct the situation.
The enclosed article which I wrote will explain.
If you talk with the President, please tell him that
I would be HONORED and PROUD to help him place a wreath on
the grave of that ORDINARY German soldier. And, if he wants,
I will bring my medals out of the closet and bring them along.
They include the Combat Infantry Badge, The Bronze Star,
The Purple Heart (for wounds received in the Battle of the
Bulge), the Presidential Unit Citation (for the Remagen Bridge
operation), plus a few more. But DON'T get the idea that I was
a hero. I was a 19 year old kid who was drafted by my government
and who served the best he could, (like the German Medic.)
If the President would want my help, and should a sec-
urity clearance be needed you cancheck with the Army and
Air Force:
WW II Army serial # 38-683-309
Korean War
U.S. Air Force, I.G. Office of Special
Investigations (Special Agent)
My prediction is that Mr. Reagan will turn this
incident into one of his greatest moments. My phone has been
ringing off the hook since the article ran, and EVERY ONE
HAS BEEN COMPLIMENTARY. Perhaps the finest was from a good
friend of mine who had relatives in German concentration
camps. (His name is Phil Simon.) He said, " I want you to
know what a fine article that was, and I HAVE CHANGED MY
MIND
THE PRESIDENT SHOULD GO TO BITBURG."
Sincerely yours,
Ed
Edward J. Malouf
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