Sen. Cardin Lauds High Honor for Ritchie Boys, World War II Intelligence Unit That Trained in Maryland
February 16, 2022
February 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022:
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, praised the announcement today that the Ritchie Boys, a little-known intelligence unit from World War II that included thousands of refugees and immigrants, will receive the 2022 Elie Wiesel Award. This award is the highest hon . . .
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, praised the announcement today that the Ritchie Boys, a little-known intelligence unit from World War II that included thousands of refugees and immigrants, will receive the 2022 Elie Wiesel Award. This award is the highest hon . . .