My name is Peggy Loughner Fisher and my daddy, Corporal Earl E. Loughner was a Bataan Death March and POW survivor. He died when I was only 7 years old. Throughout my life I have loved my daddy and always thought of him as MY HERO. After I saw the movie “Unbroken”, I began to start to get a ‘glimpse’ into REAL war. My daddy’s actual words of what he went through followed along the movie very closely. I started…..
Edwin Anthony DuBose III was my Dad and Hero. He served in WII and Korea. In WW2 he was a Lieutenant in a squadron of PT Boats. He received the Navy Cross for his service there. He was also awarded the Silver Star and took great pride in his service. You can view his awards by visiting //valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php… Dad received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving as Commander of…..
My dad, Joe C. Andrew was with the 82nd Airborne, 508th, Hqs Company. He jumped into Holland and on D-Day and never talked about the war, except only in bits and pieces. He spent 28 years in the U.S, Army and retired as a CWO-4. Dad was part of the honor guard that stayed in Frankfurt, Germany after the war ended. He found a boy there trying to get food and the kid was walking over a pile of hand…..
“This picture is of my grandfather, Jack O’Leary who served in the Army during WWII. Grandpa was shot in the face during the war. I don’t know much else about him because he died before I was born. My dad dropped out of school to take care of him. It really took a toll on my dad at a young age and he never wanted to talk about it.” ~ Sean O’Leary Please share your family photos of those who…..
My father was WWII Veteran John Louis Del Santo from Poughkeepsie, New York. He was with the Liberation Celebration in Plzen, Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovakian people remember and honor all soldiers responsible for liberating them from the Nazi’s in 1945. I know very little of my Da’s military service. He did not share with us growing up. We never pushed by asking questions. Much of what I learned was after his death in 2011. My brother, John and I have gone…..
S/Sgt Waldo Werft served during WWII as a Staff/Sgt. (T-3) with the Med. Detach, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Inf. Div. We are pleased to announce that Mr. Werft was awarded The French Legion of Honor with two other Veterans on 12/19/2015 in Oro Valley, Arizona. He courageously served in 6 campaigns, Sicily, Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), Rhineland (Battle of Aachen) and Central Europe with the end of the war in Czechoslovakia. I received 2 Bronze Stars…..
My name is Glenda (Storni) Graebe. I was born in San Luis Obispo, California and graduated from high school in 1965. After attending junior college for one semester, I joined the U.S. Army and completed basic training at Ft. MCClellan, Alabama, and AIT Ft Leonard Wood, MO. My first duty station was The Military District of Washington and I was attached to the WAC attachment in Ft. Myer, VA. My MOS was a clerk typist. My dad served in the…..
I am Ronnie Paniccia’s sister. Ronnie joined the Army in May 1967 on the Buddy System with a few guys who were life long friends. He came home on leave July 19,1968 before shipping off to Vietnam. He was engaged to Patty Arieno who was killed the day after he arrived home on leave in a horrible car accident. After the funeral Ronnie was leaning on the jukebox in a bar where our Mom worked. He played the song, “The…..
My name is Allen D. Payne, Jr. I was born in Downey, California and was a correctional officer at Turney Cetner and Farm in TN. I enlisted after September 11, 2001 because I wanted to fight for my country. I was young and capable to stand up against the terrorists that tried to harm American citizens. I was not going to sit back and allow anyone to harm this nation if i was fully capable to help fight terrorism. The…..
Comes A Soldier’s Whisper Facebook page has now reached over THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND LIKES! We want to extend our many thanks of gratitude for your visits and support in honoring our Veterans of the past and present. We enjoy featuring our Veteran’s stories daily to remember and honor their service and our history which gives us strength and empowers us to move forward making a better world and future for our children. “Any nation that does not honor its Heroes…..
