{"id":13568,"date":"2014-11-13T11:28:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T17:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=13568"},"modified":"2014-11-13T11:28:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T17:28:54","slug":"13568","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=13568","title":{"rendered":"North County WWII Vet Presents Blues\u2019 Elliott with New Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13569\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DG-resident-with-Blues-mask-pg-16.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13569\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DG-resident-with-Blues-mask-pg-16.jpg?resize=375%2C476\" alt=\"W.W. II veteran Charles Rohde presented a special Veteran\u2019s Day mask to St. Louis Blues player Brian Elliott after a practice session at the Ice Zone in Hazelwood.\" width=\"375\" height=\"476\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">W.W. II veteran Charles Rohde presented a special Veteran\u2019s Day mask to St. Louis Blues player Brian Elliott after a practice session at the Ice Zone in Hazelwood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>By Chris Pinkert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blues goalie Brian Elliott wore a\u00a0special Veterans Day-themed mask when the Blues played the Buffalo Sabres last Tuesday night at Scottrade Center. The mask was delivered to Elliott by World War II veteran Charles Rohde, who met the team after Monday\u2019s practice at the Ice Zone in Hazelwood<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s definitely an honor getting (the mask) from Mr. Rohde, someone that\u2019s been through something that we\u2019ve only read (about) in books,&#8221; Elliott said. &#8220;He\u2019s a hero. It\u2019s an honor to be in his presence, for sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rohde, 92, who lives in Garden Villas North, was a technical sergeant in the 267th AAA AW Battalion during World War II. He was part of battles in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He was there on D-Day, too, where he saw a nearby truck get hit with burning metal and debris. While taking fire, Rohde raced to the truck and saved the TNT, ammunition and records that were inside.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Rohde has been awarded five bronze battle stars from the U.S. Army. He\u2019s also won the Bronze Star Medal, the fourth-highest individual military award. And for his heroic efforts on D-Day, France awarded him with the Legion of Honor award, the country\u2019s highest honor.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott will eventually auction the\u00a0mask, which was designed by Head Strong Grafx, with proceeds being donated to charity.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s really amazing how when\u00a0people come up to you and tell you \u2018thanks\u2019 or \u2018hi\u2019\u2026it works,&#8221; Rohde said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It helps. They\u2019re helping you feel much better about Veteran\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rohde and others like him were honored at last Tuesday\u2019s Salute to Military Night at Scottrade Center. Players wore special camouflage jerseys during warmups and volunteers collected care package donations for the troops.\u00a0Fans who donated received raffle tickets for a chance to win one of the camouflage jerseys.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Blues Salute to Military Game, and a video of the mask presentation visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stlouisblues.com\/military\">www.stlouisblues.com\/military<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Chris Pinkert Blues goalie Brian Elliott wore a\u00a0special Veterans Day-themed mask when the Blues played the Buffalo Sabres last Tuesday night at Scottrade Center. 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