The National Warplane Museum and Veterans from WWII, Korea, The Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan gathered with friends and family for a big send off of their National treasure from Geneseo, New York. Whiskey 7 took off this afternoon on a 3 – 5 day trip with a woman pilot taking the honors and controls for the first leg of the journey heading for Normandy France who is anxiously awaiting their arrival in anticipation of the 70th anniversary of D-Day. We…..
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE 101st Airborne SOLDIERS IN THIS PHOTO? A 101st Airborne, Five-O-Deuce Paratrooper’s WWII photo album surfaced in France & was purchased as memorabilia. Russell Miller appears to have been the owner of the album with photos of himself, family and fellow soldiers from his 502nd unit between 1943-1945. They were in Regimental Headquarters. In this photo, Russell appears on the far right but no names are attached to the other 4 soldiers. Most photos are not named…..
For starters, you are a PROUD AMERICAN, a veteran soldier or have ancestors who gave their service to the United States of America. Stand tall and stand proud! FOLD3.com is a wonderful website with a premier collection of military records. Fold3 provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. The Fold3 name comes from a traditional flag folding ceremony in which the third fold is made in…..
“You are about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle.” ~ General Dwight D. Eisenhower World War II veteran of the 502nd PIR, David Clinton Tharp was not supposed to land in an apple tree or become separated from his 101st Airborne Division when Allied forces invaded Normandy 69 years ago,…..
This week is the THIRD ANNUAL WEEK FOR ROCHESTER HONOR FLIGHT May 9th – May 16th The Victor Parks and Recreation Department in Victor, New York and in cooperation with the Victor Merchants Group present Week for Honor Flight May 9th-May 16th to raise funds with proceeds being delivered to HONOR FLIGHT ROCHESTER for transporting our veterans to Washington DC. A very worthy and noble cause, Comes A Soldier’s Whisper is honored to have been invited among several other local…..
THE ORIGINAL “FLY GIRLS” – WE SALUTE YOU & WILL NEVER FORGET OUR DEBT TO YOU In 1942, the United States was faced with a severe shortage of pilots, and leaders gambled on an experimental program to help fill the void: Train women to fly military aircraft so male pilots could be released for combat duty overseas. The group of female pilots was called the Women Airforce Service Pilots — WASP for short. In 1944, during the graduation ceremony for…..
War Is A Family Affair. War Changes A Soldier. It Changes His Family Too. “Wars damage the civilian society as much as they damage the enemy. Soldiers never get over it.” ~ Paul Fussell We all have two people inside of us, one that is who we are and one that is who we can be. But what if who we can be gets interrupted, by the call to arms of war or any kind of trauma leaving a long…..
“I looked out of the open window, over a large area of Amsterdam, over all the roofs and on to the horizon, which was such a pale blue that it was hard to see the dividing line. As long as this exists, I thought, and I may live to see it, this sunshine, these cloudless skies, while this lasts I cannot be unhappy.” ~ Anne Frank. These words were written by Anne Frank in February of 1944 – a young…..
My name is Gary L. Martin, son of Leopold J. Martin, now deceased who served during WWII as a 101st Airborne paratrooper. My father was born in St. Quentin New Brunswick Canada. His father, my grandfather was a carpenter, painter and laborer. There were 10 siblings, 7 female and 3 male. Prior to being drafted, Dad worked as a shipyard worker in Portland, Maine. His older brother also served in the war as a paratrooper. Dad, like his brother pursued…..
These words were written by my father, a Screaming Eagle paratrooper with the 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION in his wartime letters sent home during 1944, letters written before, during and after the battles on D-Day, Carentan, Holland and the Battle of the Bulge. It was a terrifying night for so many like my 101st Airborne father parachuting from the massive C-47 planes on June 6, 1944. On May 15th, there will be a special return to Normandy, France to mark 70…..
