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11/01/2007, 02:34 PM
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General Paul Tibbets
Brigadier General Paul Tibbets Jr., the commander and pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in the final days of World War II, died Thursday at his home in Columbus, Ohio. He was 92. His death was announced by a friend, Gerry Newhouse, who said Tibbets had been in decline with a variety of ailments. Newhouse said Tibbets had requested that there be no funeral or headstone, fearing it would give his detractors a place to protest.
Herald Tribune
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11/01/2007, 02:40 PM
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It is sad that a veteran will not have a headstone for fear it will be used by someone else for political purposes.
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11/01/2007, 02:45 PM
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He was realistic though every time nucular things were being talked about some reporter or protestor woudl show him and his headstone.
God Bless you sir for your service and the sacrifices you made for this country may you rest in peace
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11/01/2007, 09:14 PM
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11/02/2007, 01:25 AM
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I don't want a headstone either. Not for fear of protesters though... I just don't want all you lounge yahoos dancing on my grave
 Rest in peace General
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