My father, David Weisz was a pilot for the Royal Air Force in England from 1940-1945. I am a first born American in my family, as my mother was of Russian decent was in Auschwitz, and my father was born in Czechoslovakia. He fled in 1938 after Hitler and Chamberlain signed the “Munich Pact.” My Dad went to France, but after Hitler invaded in May of 1940, my Father was trapped at Dunkirk and was in the Dunkirk Evacuation across…..
“My name is Kay Pierce, and I am the widow of Walter Eugene Pierce, a Vietnam Veteran. Eugene served with the 101st Airborne Calvary, Company A and the 199th LIB 3rd and 7th Company A with 2 tours between 1967 to 1969. He was called Walter or Gene during his service years. Gene left Ft. Banning in August, 1967 for Vietnam and celebrated his 21 birthday in October there. Gene was part of a special forces group out of Ft……
My daughter, Elizabeth De Jesus is currently serving in the Army at Ft. Riley with I Co. 366 Armory which is an attachment unit to the 101st Airborne. Elizabeth was a top honors student of Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, Colorado. She loves to sing and model and had several scholarships at the Denver State, but chose The Army for self training. I think a friend of hers had joined, and she somehow liked the idea. She was born…..
My name is Ralph Marshall, and I am a Vietnam Veteran. It was 1967, when I was a high school senior. I kept seeing things on TV about the war, and thought that I should help out. I had no idea what war was like at the time, until I was involved in it. Military life was great at first. I didn’t mind the DI’s yelling, as I was used to it because of my military family background. My dad…..
“Hi Love”, her trademark greeting, and one few Nam vets have forgotten. She was the voice for veterans during the Vietnam War. Chris Noel had a singing and acting career. According to an interview, her Armed Forces Radio show was originally middle-of-the-road music, but in time she and her producer convinced “the powers that be” to switch it to Top-40. The catalyst for Noel’s advocacy was a Christmas Day 1965 visit to a San Francisco veterans hospital with California Governor…..
“My great uncle was Bill Straitiff from Able Company, 101st Airborne, 506th PIR during WWII. Uncle Bill never talked about the war. My dad was interested in WWII, but as a kid was told not to ask Uncle Bill about the war. All we knew was that he was a paratrooper who got into a “Fair” Fistfight. When he died, his obituary said he was in the 101st Airborne. No one had ever mentioned that before. He served from December…..
“My Great Grandfather Joseph A. Tinder served with Robert E. Lee. This photo is of me at 19 during my deployment to Phu Bai and TET 68. I served withe MCB-3 Seabees in Vietnam from Aug. 65 to late 68. I made four trips to Vietnam with the Seabees , one of which was to Chu Lai in 66. We built the base out on Rosemary’s Point. Rosemary’s Point is where we built a Seabee base named Camp Miller. I…..
“The news is good around the globe tonight. We seem to be doing good all over the glove. Il listen to the news every chance I get. Sure hope I don’t have to go back again. But one never knows.” ~ David Clinton Tharp 101st Airborne, 502nd PIR WW2 This was written in one over over a few hundred letters by my father in February 1945, after he survived D-Day, Carentan, Holland and the Battle of the Bulge. My airborne…..
My name is Timothy McCoy, and I served with the U.S. Army. I began with the 1st Cavalry and signed up later with the 82nd Airborne Division. My nickname is Tee Mac with the Tee for Tim, and Mac is short for McCoy Many of my family members have served in the military. I started at Fort Bragg and then to Germany, back to Bragg and then a year in Kuwait (after the War) then back to Ft Hood. www.facebook.com/groups/135299269912875/…..
My name is Ronald Lehman, and I’m a Vietnam Veteran. My Dad was in the Army Air Corp’s during WW11 in Japan. He was a tail gunner in the B-25 and B-17 bombers and made 57 missions over enemy territory. I was enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 1966 and discharged June 1970. I have a bunch of stories that I can tell, and they are all true. I served in South Viet-Nam during 1968 – 1969 and was…..
