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We are very blessed to be meeting so many compassionate people behind some wonderful organizations caring for our wounded warriors. Today, we would like to introduce you to Jim and Mary Lou Reisdorf of the New York Chapter of Wounded Warriors In Action Foundation. Jim and Mary Lou started the New York chapter five years ago, raising funds to support the annual Upland NY Bird Hunt/Couples Retreat in Lyons, New York for 3 Wounded Warriors and their wives. Jim Reisdorf…..
I had the pleasure of meeting David Garbe and his son at the Geneseo Air Show last weekend standing with pride in front of their restored F-4 Phantom jet which flew on many missions in VIETNAM. The father and son purchased the nose of an F-4 Phantom jet 8 years ago from a scrapyard outside of The Bone Yard, an aerospace maintenance and regeneration center in Arizona where old military jets are stored. There are over 4,000 planes in storage,…..
Remember..Honor.. and Serve. This is the motto of the All Veteran Parachute Team. They provide parachute demonstrations including educating families about our military history and how to support our veterans. Their team provides precision parachute demonstrations in support of veteran related interests; to showcase skill-sets acquired through military service to prospective civilian employers of military veterans; to provide a high-visibility public outreach capability on behalf of veterans’ supported by organizations and corporate sponsors. We had the good fortune to meet…..
The Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America’s veterans for all their sacrifices. They transport our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. The Honor Flight Network of Rochester had a large tent welcoming our WWII Veterans to the annual air show at the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York this past weekend. The turnout and show of support was nothing short of amazing! Comes A Soldier’s Whisper was honored…..
This photo was taken with my 101st Airborne father holding the bronze plaque gifted to him and many others in gratitude by the Belgian people after The Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. The plaques were artfully crafted from melting down spent artillery shells. This amazing plaque hung on our dining room wall my entire growing up in a house that was also filled with history books by our Mother. Dad rarely spoke of his war experience until this…..
The Stars And Stripes News reported the Airborne paratrooper landings in Holland of September 22, 1944. While parachuting to earth, photographer Herb Palmer took the picture of paratroopers drifting in the sky. Pfc. Rinaldo Angelini is barely visible to the far left with Cpl. Carl H. Inglin on the left and Pfc. Myron Skolnic of 2nd Platoon, B Company, 502nd PIR. The lead scouts witnessed P-51 fighters knocking out two German Panzer IV tanks just before they reached the town……
Our 101st Airborne paratrooper father came back from WWII with his copy of The Epic of the 101st Airborne, a beautiful pictorial biography of the United States 101st Airborne Division, compiled and arranged by the unit Public Relations Office in Auxerre, France 1945. The book depicts the European battle campaigns of Normandy, Holland and the Battle of the Bulge, all of which the 101st Airborne participated. As a child, I remember looking through this book, my father’s wartime letters kept…..
Come One, Come All History Buffs to the annual air show event July 11th, 12th and 13th, 9:30 am to 4 pm! Please join us and watch as WWI and WWII aircraft arrive on Friday from all over the country for the annual air show event. There will be lots of vendors with food and drinks. The museum and airstrip is located at 3480 Big Tree Lane, Geneseo, New York 14454. Comes A Soldier’s Whisper will have books, hats &…..
Comes A Soldier’s Whisper is pleased to share the following story and photo of some amazing souvenirs from WWII submitted by the son of a 101st Airborne paratrooper: As a son of a WWII 101st Paratrooper, I now have my father’s collection of wartime souvenirs and a few stories that go with them. When I was a child, I would look at them time and time again trying to understand how my dad was like some of the men portrayed…..
