“Many of us had a very empty feeling like the job hadn’t been finished.” I was born in Vancouver, Washington in July 1944. I attended Colville High School, Colville, WA before enlisting 7/31/1962. My stepfather was in the Navy during WWII as an EM2 Electrician’s Mate and didn’t talk much about it. My only memory of him talking about it was when he mentioned that a torpedo hit his ship. He said it blew a hole so big you could…..
I am the only person that served active duty in my family. My father tried to enlist but the Army would not let him because of his job. He worked at the Ford Bomber plant in Detroit during WWII. Dad helped build B25 Bombers as a supervisor in the wing department. I served in Vietnam between 1965 to 1966 with the U.S. Army, 1st Engineer Battalion B Company, and 1st Infantry Division. My assignment was Combat Engineer demo specialist RTO…..
Four years ago I was on a patrol, patrolling through a village called Enezy. Intel was vibe and good because people were moving back into the village and rebuilding. Well that day the kids were talking to us one minute and the next they had all gone!!! Then one of the guys shouted grenade!!! We were so lucky…. My reaction was slow then. There was fire being put down! I was disorientated. How were we still here? The ground was…..
This picture was taken June 6, 2015 at Colleville Cemetery Normandy France with Belgian Koen Moentjens. Honoring our veterans daily. www.JennyLasala.com https://www.facebook.com/ComesASoldierswhisper twitter.com/SoldiersWhisper
359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, D Company This picture was taken June 6, 2015 at Colleville Cemetery Normandy France with Belgian Koen Moentjens. Honoring our veterans daily. www.JennyLasala.com
As an Army and Navy custom, the flag is lowered daily at the last note of retreat. Special care should be taken that no part of the flag touches the ground. The Flag is then carefully folded into the shape of a tri-cornered hat, emblematic of the hats worn by colonial soldiers. I never knew this. In the folding, the red and white stripes are finally wrapped into the blue, as the light of day vanishes into the darkness of…..
This picture was taken June 6, 2015 at Colleville Cemetery Normandy France with Belgian Koen Moentjens. Honoring our veterans daily. www.JennyLasala.com
LeRoy ~ Richard M. “Dick” Ladd, age 91, of Summit Street, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning (Sept. 27, 2015) with his family at his side at the Batavia VA Medical Center. Mr. Ladd was born August 2, 1924 in Oswego, N.Y., a son of the late Clayton and Eloise Moore Ladd. He served in the 101st Airborne, 502nd PIR and parachuted into Normandy on D-Day in 1944, participated in Operation Market Garden and received the Bronze Star and the…..
My name is Armando E. Ramos and my friends call me Manny. I was born in Burbank, California during December 1969. I wanted to enlist immediately after graduating from high school, but my parents wanted me to go to college first. Since I was only 17, their permission was required and they said NO. While in college, I continued my interest and determination in someday joining the military. I was a college student for 4.5 years and close to graduating…..
As a Viet Nam war vet, I can recall the day my uncle related his service and events that took place while he served in the Army in WWII. He talked to me about his participation in the invasion of Italy and what he had undergone during his service. His wife of over 50 years sat there listening to what had gone by in his life. When I got ready to leave, she thanked me saying that she had never…..
