In the late 1970s, Grady Myers was an artist at the Boise, Idaho Newspaper. I was a young features editor. We went separately to an office party where people were supposed to dress like they did in the ’60s. My costume was a giant 45-rpm record. Grady wore fatigues and told entertaining stories about serving in the Vietnam War. I was fascinated. In those days, the military used a lottery system to draft young men. Most guys I grew up…..
WHEN DADDY COMES HOME! Well, I just signed off on the book cover design and interior of my next publication, When Daddy Comes Home! The book will be available on the publisher’s website www.Trafford.com in about 10 days and on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com in 3 weeks. Here is a sneak preview… Honoring our military families today and everyday! Jenny Lasala about.me/jennylas51 #MilitaryChildren #Military #AmericanChildren #Books #Education #MilitaryFamilies
My name is Harold Bradley, and I am a veteran of World War II. I was inducted on February 19, 1943 and served in the U.S. Army, the 740th Tank Battalion, C Company, 3rd Platoon until December 1945. My basic training was at Fort Knox, Kentucky and then assigned to the California and Arizona Desert on a secret project. After our training we were ordered to Europe where we saw our first action in the Battle of the Bulge, which…..
My name is Karen Wright, and I am a USAF Veteran, serving from 1979 to 1986 with Rapid Deployment Force (RDF), Mobile Combat Communications (MCC) and Telecommunications Systems Control Specialist (TSCD) (30770). My grandfather was 1stt US Cavalry and my father was a paratrooper. Grandfather never spoke of his wartime experiences. But I recall him being very proud of the fact that he could still get into his uniform at age 70 which fit him like a glove. My father…..
My father, Eric E. Bell was a Vietnam Veteran and served with the USAR/173rd., Assault Helicopter Co. SP4. He was a “gunner” and enlisted voluntarily and completed three tours of duty. He was in the thick of it in the TET – Counter Offensive of 68′. After a few months on the ground, “in country “, Dad decided he was safer in the air and said he would rather be shot down then die in the jungle. His enlistment was…..
My name is Samantha Jean Jasso, and I am currently an Active Duty Soldier and Medic in Charlie Company, 10 BSB. I turned 28 while at Basic Training at Fort Jackson in 2012 and recently had my 31st birthday. I have been serving at Fort Drum from July 10, 2012 to present. I have met some of the coolest and most caring people in the military (Veterans too!). It takes courage, sacrifice, and love to say, “I may get wounded,…..
I am extending a special thank you to Mark Bando for introducing me to Dick Ladd who was a 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle with my father in WWII. Dick and his lovely wife, Helen were warm and gracious inviting me and my husband to their home before going out to lunch two summers ago on May 2, 2013. Dick had some photos put together for me and began to give me his recollections of my father, a radio man who…..
My unexpected, but much appreciated, phone call last night was from Dan Ebbole (GA). Dan was one of my machine gunners in Vietnam. He now works part time for a conveyor installation company and travels around the nation. Dan suffers from PTSD ( Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ). He witnessed one of our soldiers being killed when that soldier stepped on an anti tank explosive. Dan has never recovered from that tragic incident. He frequents the VA services for medication…..
My name is George Lawson, and I served aboard seven Aircraft Carriers as an Aviation Ordinance man. I am a retired Chief Petty Officer (Aviation Warfare Specialist) United States Navy. My family has served in every war from the American Revolutionary war to current day. Some were POW’s, some came home, and some gave all. I am an Active Firefighter/EMT and WWII Researcher. This all started with a simple thank you to a WWII Veteran who fought in the Hürtgen…..
Amid the ruins of the German capital, a German officer subsists on C rations. “Nothing is left of Berlin but memories,” a Soviet officer wrote. “I would never have believed that a great city could be reduced to mere rubble. It seems so strange, after four years of gunfire, ow not to hear a single shot around us.” Photo/Text Source: The book, THE WAR, An Intimate History 1941-1945 by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns Wartime Letters 1943 – 1945:…..
