My name is Terry, and I am an American Veteran and former Army SP/4. I served during 1980 to 1983 in the 3/66 Armor 2nd Armored Division in Ft. Hood, Texas/AIT, Ft. Knox, Kentucky. I was a 63c Tracked Vehicle Mechanic and driver of the M-88 Recovery vehicle. Serving my country gave me direction and purpose with being part of a team and knowing that the armor company needed our squad to be able to do its’ mission and to…..
“My name is Ellen Diderich Zimmer, and I am a Vietnam Veteran. As I was working my way through college, I saw an advertisement about the Army’s Student Nurse Program and after checking into it, I decided to apply for it. I had been inspired to do something for my country, when I heard JFK’s inaugural address. I was very idealistic and patriotic and wanted to go help take care of the soldiers in Vietnam. I was accepted into the…..
“My name is Greg Catherwood, and I am a Vietnam Veteran. I was in the infantry in Vietnam during 1969 and 1970. It was a rough roe to hoe, but I got through it. I have an Infantry MOS. When I got to Vietnam in 69, I Joined The The Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol; The LRRPs/ I Company 75th 75th Airborne Rangers. We Were A Detachment Of The 1st Infantry Division ( The Big Red One). All The Men In…..
COMES A SOLDIER’S WHISPER In Memory of our soldiers Fathers, brothers, sons Who fought to save this country For each and everyone Comes a soldier’s whisper With history in his words Barely heard while fighting With many battles he endured Letters – those words written long ago To a soldier of today, they still ring true, Letters – about how war can change a man, Not just a man but his heart and family, too. May those letters help us…..
“My father, Jerry Thomas Hart is a Vietnam Veteran. Dad was in Nam approximately August 1968-May 1969 with the Army 5th Infantry Division. He was a Chaplain’s assistant to Chaplain Al Skinner, who passed away in 2013 I believe. One day when they were driving a jeep, a kid came up to the jeep and dropped a grenade through the window and into Chaplain Skinner’s lap. Thankfully, they both managed to roll out of the jeep before it blew. Neither…..
COMES A Soldier’s Whisper is proud to honor Walter B. George who passed away in 2004. Walter served during WWII in the Pacific Theatre and was assigned to the USS Dixie AD 14, a destroyer tender. He was a salvage diver and made 2 official dives before being injured. He told a haunting story of being on watch when their convoy sailed through a debris field. It was later determined that they had no way of knowing. The debris field…..
In Vietnam & Beyond: Veteran Reflections, Jim Markson reports on his 366 days in-country—he’s one of the 1968 Leap Year victims “keenly aware” of the extra day to “get hurt or killed.” Using a familiar memoir pattern in the book’s first half, Markson includes letters he wrote home, and supplements them with contemporary news clips, along with his reflections on the whole thing. Co-author Jenny La Sala merits high praise for preserving memories of soldiers like Markson. She developed compassion…..
“My Dad served in one of the worst battles in WW2 at Leyte Gulf and 60% of his men on board died in just one day. He could never control his tears, when they came unannounced. There were nightmares too. My Dad saw so much and was very silent most of the time. He would lean on God more and more. The first picture is of my father. The other is a photo of their destroyer, DD-649 which was hit…..
The annual Ms. Veteran America competition highlights more than the strength and courage of our nation’s military women, but also reminds us that these women are Mothers, Daughters, Sisters and Wives. They also pay tribute to the women who have made the ultimate sacrifice during their military service. Some gave all. Proceeds from this event provides housing for homeless women Veterans and their children. Today Comes A Soldier’s Whisper is proud to share Iraq Veteran Nichole Hill Alred’s story who…..
“My dad, Charles Van Ginkel was born in 1923 – 2012. He was a translator for the US 6th Engineer Special Brigade in Homberg, Germany, in 1945, after having survived the bombardments in Duisburg and surroundings for two years in a row. The only medal he received during the war, ironically, was a German one, received for his work as a fireman saving people from under the rubble after the allied bombings on Duisburg, and recovering scores and scores of…..
