Jack asked these gentlemen if they would like to participate in a Fourth of July ceremony called “Let Freedom Ring.” This ceremony was directed by an act of Congress, which states that the US Liberty Bell is to be tapped 13 times by direct descendents of the signers of the Declaration of Independence at exactly 2:00 PM., Philadelphia time. Jack was not a ringing member of that ceremony, but he helped recruit over 13,000 bells to be rung at the appointed hour. Churches, school houses, army bases, city halls, etc., participated in the ceremony. Jack asked, his new French friends if they would ring the Normandy Liberty Bell 13 times on the Fourth of July at 8:00 P.M. Normandy time. They agreed.
In 2004, Jack attended an international rowing championship Regatta for Master oarsmen in Hamburg, Germany. After the competition, Jack drove to Normandy, where he met with Patrick Daudon, the man responsible for casting the Normandy Liberty Bell. Jack asked Daudon if the Normandy bill could be sent to Philadelphia for the July 4, 2005 “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony. Jack used his influence as a member of the Philadelphia Society of Sons of the American Revolution to get the Pentagon involved with the project. Government wheels turned, and the U.S. Navy delivered the Normandy Bell to Philadelphia for the celebration.
To be continued
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