Rep. Fortenberry Column: Fort Report - Sen. Dole
December 18, 2021
December 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Nebraska, issued the following column:
Bob Dole, a great American statesman, passed away last week at age 98. Dole did not seem destined to live remotely this long. In April 1945, he lay battered and unconscious on a Northern Italy battlefield. Lieutenant Dole of the 10th Mountain Division had been commanded to lead an assault on a German machine gun outpost. As he ran to assist a fallen comrade, enemy shells and gunfire battered his u . . .
Bob Dole, a great American statesman, passed away last week at age 98. Dole did not seem destined to live remotely this long. In April 1945, he lay battered and unconscious on a Northern Italy battlefield. Lieutenant Dole of the 10th Mountain Division had been commanded to lead an assault on a German machine gun outpost. As he ran to assist a fallen comrade, enemy shells and gunfire battered his u . . .