“The best way to take control over a people and control them utterly is to take a little of their freedom at a time, to erode rights by a thousand tiny and almost imperceptible reductions. In this way the people will not see those rights and freedoms being removed until past the point at which these changes cannot be reversed.” ~Adolf Hitler Born in Austria in 1889, Adolf Hitler rose to power in German politics as leader of the National…..
Zaddie Johnson, standing fourth from left and pictured in 1945, was the leader of an all-female welding crew during World War II at the shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. That work ethic served her well during World War II, when she was part of an all-female welding crew at the shipyard near her hometown in Mobile. They had to learn how to climb on and off platforms, pull their own electric cables and join heavy pieces of metal together. Like most…..
After the 101st Airborne completed the well planned and executed mission of parachuting into Holland during Operation Market-Garden during September 1944, this heavily armed bazookaman enjoys a Lucky Strike cigarette during a very brief moment of rest in front of the Van Abbe Museum. They would later be sent to protect the town of Bastogne in Belgium and the critical artery of roads needed by the Germans. My father, David C. Tharp was a radioman with the 502nd PIR, whose…..
The swastika symbol is more than 3,000 years old and is commonly associated with Nazi Germany. The term “Swastika” was originally the name for a hooked cross in Sanskrit, and swastikas have been found on artifacts, such as coins and pottery, from the ancient city of Troy. Throughout its history, the swastika represented life, sun, power, strength and good luck. In the early 20th century, it was still considered a positive symbol. During World War I, it was found on…..
My paratrooper father often remarked in 1998 that I should read Tom Brokaw’s book, The Greatest Generation. Although my sisters and brother at various intervals of our childhood would attempt to question Dad about the war, he had great difficulty talking about it. We grew up in a household filled with books, articles and documentaries regarding the war, but could not discuss it with Dad, except for him to say, “whatever you read or see, it was much worse.” But…..
THE MEDAL OF HONOR, the nation’s highest award for valor in combat, is presented “for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty.” “Courage is not living without fear. Courage is being scared to death and doing the right thing anyway.” ~Author unknown More than 16 million people served with the American armed forces during World War II, but only 464 were singled out to receive the Medal of Honor. In January…..
Communications – A Soldier’s Connection to home, family and friends… Don’t just talk the talk, walk the walk and donate your old cell phones to cellPhonesForSoldiers “God bless my soldier, and bring him safely home, guide my letters to him, so he won’t feel alone.” ~ Author unknown www.CellPhonesForSoldiers.com/ Comes A Soldier’s Whisper, remembering our veterans, past, present and future www.comesasoldierswhisper.com
But why even to this day is there not enough in place to secure the help our soldiers need to “armor down” when transitioning back to civilian life? PTSD is a silent weapon attacking our soldiers of yesterday, today and tomorrow affecting the soldier and his loved ones back home. My father, David Tharp also suffered from the silent post traumatic stress disorder from WWII and briefly speaks of the survivor’s guilt in his letters, articulately written in COMES A…..
I am the proud daughter of a WWII veteran, David C. Tharp. I am committed to remembering our veterans of the past, present and future. It takes total commitment, dedication and drive to post stories daily, writing and publishing books, all to express oneself, but also with the goal in mind to help other veterans who have been changed by their war experience which changes their families too. It is important to recognize the families behind the soldier and veteran…..
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. In this photo, Russell appears on the far right but no names are attached to the other 4 soldiers. Most photos are not named making it difficult to contact…..
