I came across these three pictures of recently passed away “Jed” and me at the 501 Geronimo Ball. He was a great guy, and every time another of my WWII buddies makes his last jump, I feel poorer and poorer. RIP and Geronimo, Brother “JED. ” Your family and I are not the only ones who remember you fondly. You have lots of friends who wish you well. I’m sure we’ll all be together again some day and drink another…..
My father Ralph Moerschbacher Sr. served in World War II and landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day at 10:25 in the morning. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day as a combat medic and was with a 29 Temperature Division He was first wounded on July 12,1944 during the battle of St. Lo while advancing through Germany and awarded the Purple Heart. Following seven weeks in a hospital in England, he returned to active duty in September and was wounded…..
I was born, and grew up in Cleveland, Tennessee. It’s about 25 miles from Chattanooga, and 85 miles from Knoxville. A few months after graduating from Bradley County High School in 1966, l felt it was my duty to serve my country and on November 2nd 1966, l enlisted in the US Army. I was a naive 18 year old, who had never been out of the state of Tennessee. Well, about 6 months later that had rapidly changes as…..
Vietnam Veteran Elvic Provencio, an Elvis Presley tribute artist has replicated the ‘King’s” beautiful singing voice over the years. Elvic is pictured here and served with the 175th Infantry as a door gunner during his tour in Vietnam. His full story is coming soon. But for now, do listen to this amazing rendition of Elvic Provencio’s amazing voice youtu.be/-1DqPoYf6Do There are a series of 10 songs that Elvic loaded onto YouTube as “Elvis Lives.” But these are sung by Elvic…..
My father served during WWI and my three older brothers, Charles, John and Leonard served during WWII. This is a picture of my three brothers. None of them spoke about their service or experiences. My other brother, Johnny was in the Army around 1959 when the Russians were trying to send missiles to Cuba. I am the youngest of 7 children, 6 boys and 1 girl. I served and did a tour in Vietnam with the 1/50th Mech, 1st Air…..
My name is Ivan Hiestand and I am a Vietnam Veteran. I am named after an uncle who served with the 101st Airborne during WWII. I served as a Marine 0311, Charlie Company, First Bn,Third Marines and was in Vietnam during 1967. The second image was taken the morning of September 16, 1967 just moments before I was wounded. The hospital bed photo is of General Westmoreland pinning the Purple Heart on my pillow while recovering from my wounds. I…..
Some time ago, my granddaughter asked me, “Do we have anyone famous in our family?” I thought a bit and said, “No. But we have some people that did interesting things.” I thought deeper on this and arrived with some family members that served in the military, one of which was Captain Jeremiah Manton of the Revolutionary War. What possessed him and others in the relative comfort of their Rhode Island homes to forsake their sitting government and pledge their…..
I was born and raised along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. The Marine Corps’s reputation for making men out of boys was something I desperately needed when I left high school at 17 and in March 1958, I enlisted in the Marines. What began as a four-year hitch lasted nearly thirty-six years and included an interesting assortment of duty stations and assignments as both enlisted and an officer. The following nine years placed me in a variety of assignments: a…..
My girls love your book, WHED DADDY COMES HOME! They did have some questions about how he got hurt, etc but my friend was pretty savvy in how she answered my daughter Keira, who said she loved the book because the daddy dances with his little girl just like her daddy dances with her. I was really impressed with the way that you wrote it in such a manner that you focused on all the positives and what he could…..
My girls love your book, WHED DADDY COMES HOME! They did have some questions about how he got hurt, etc but my friend was pretty savvy in how she answered my daughter Keira, who said she loved the book because the daddy dances with his little girl just like her daddy dances with her. I was really impressed with the way that you wrote it in such a manner that you focused on all the positives and what he could…..
