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WELCOME PAGE
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- Chapter XXVII Special Forces Association
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MARTHA Raye, the big mouth of comedy with the big heart for the Army's special forces, would have turned 79 this month.
"Colonel Maggie of the Boondocks," as she was called by her friends in the armed forces, died last October. A special exception to policy was obtained for Raye to be buried in the military cemetery at Fort Bragg, N.C., a request she made two years before her death.
Raye accumulated numerous honors and distinctions as an actress, humanitarian and armed forces supporter. They ranged from the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Oscar for entertaining troops in Vietnam to the 1993 Presidential Medal of Freedom for her lifetime of dedication to America.
