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Podcast: Walk Among Heroes
Episode: Walk Among Heroes Podcast: Episode 8 - Charles Shay (D-Day Veteran)
Description: We are honored to welcome Mr. Charles Shay, D-Day hero, as our guest for Episode 8.   Mr. Shay, born in 1924 as a member of the Penobscot Indian Tribe, grew up on the Penobscot Reservation in Maine. As a teenager, Mr. Shay was required to register for the draft, but at the time, his tribe had no voting rights in the United States (they could fight for our country, but weren’t allowed to vote and weren’t considered citizens of the U.S.). He was the second-youngest of four boys. All four Shay boys served in the U.S. milita...