Heard Saturday at 1 p.m. on KMJ 580
October 26, 2008: Merci Train Boxcar show, featuring Beth Spiegel, Jim
Cardella, Ralph Bivings, and former Prisoner of war Gordon Redtfeldt. In
February 1949, 50 boxcars arrived in the U.S., filled with gifts of gratitude from
French citizens. California's boxcar, beautifully restored, now rests outside
American Legion Post 509 in Fresno.
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Merci Train website
Forty and Eight info
World of Thanks website - home to Beth Spiegel's documentary on the Merci Train
2005 CBS 47 story on Gordon Redtfeldt