Veteran Honored: 101-year-old recognized for bravery on the battlefield

Veteran Honored: 101-year-old recognized for bravery on the battlefield
The Glendale Star, Tempe AZ; by Lin Sue Flood; 7/5/24 
At the tender age of 18, Ned Kent joined the Army. That was January 1940 ... and he served faithfully through July 1945 ... [Kent] fought on the front lines of the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. He and his troop won a Bronze Heart for their heroic actions in storming Normandy while under German bombardment on D-Day, now over 80 years ago. His daughter Debi is enormously proud of his courage. “My dad is a hero, but my dad is also a humble man,” she said. Proving her point, the 101-year-old was quick to add, “I’m no hero. I just served in the Army.” But those five years of service were difficult to talk about. It took Kent decades to open up about what he experienced, including the horrors witnessed while liberating a concentration camp. One of the people he shared openly with was Hospice of the Valley social worker Roberta Fellows. Once she learned about his time in the service, she was determined to give him some much-needed recognition for all he endured. [Click on the title's link to continue reading.]