Subdeacon Joe Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2013/12/27/friends-veterans-reflect-legacy-troop-greeter-bill/1471046 BANGOR — Bill Knight was at Bangor International Airport at 2 a.m.one day in 2004 when filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly firstmet him. He was standing in the hallway, shaking hands with troops. Just hours earlier, doctors told Knight he had prostate cancer,Gaudet and Pullapilly said. That didn’t matter much. He wasn’t going tomiss the chance to greet and shake hands with troops while shouting,“Welcome home, heroes!” Knight, 91, died on Christmas Day at the Maine Veterans Home inBangor. Gaudet and Pullapilly were at his bedside for part of the day.The couple created a documentary, 2009’s “The Way We Get By,” thathighlighted the story of Bangor’s Troop Greeters. The film receivedinternational accolades, and Knight was one of its focal points.
Guest Milo Talon SASS #23163 Posted December 29, 2013 Posted December 29, 2013 Rest in Peace, Sir. Thank you.
DocWard Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 When my unit deployed in '08, we flew Ft. Hood to Bangor, then to Shannon Ireland. I do recall there were greeters there, even for the outbound units. I'm guessing he was among them.
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