Hi Jenny! I read Vietnam and Beyond with such rapture. When I finished reading it, I was left staring at the cover with so many thoughts running through my mind. Many thoughts of friends and family. Some parts I read over and over again. It tugged on my heart strings in such an amazing way. My father treated his PTSD from WW2 with alcohol. He was always a calm man and functional though. An alcoholic none the less and it…..
“He that outlives this day and comes home safe will stand a tip-toe this day is named.” ~Shakespeare They were the first Allied force to land on Omaha Beach in the greatest seaborne invasion ever launched. Lt. John Hemcher’s clear blue eyes clouded over as he explained why he had not talked about the war, or shared his memories for a long time, as he explained, “I just left too many good friends over there, too many, They were the…..
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Oz was born in Iran during a time of civil war and revolution. His parents refused to allow their son born under the given name of Azad Ebrahimzadeh, to grow up in a country torn by violence and unrest, so his mother smuggled him through deserts, over mountains, and across countries with only a handful of money. They reunited with his father and settled in Orange County, California. His parents became U.S. citizens and Oz finally had a chance to…..
HAROLD BICE AND ALLEN HURD 101ST AIRBORNE 2/501ST, S-2 “Those of you who own my ‘Vanguard’ book have seen this photo of Harold Bice and Allen Hurd of 2/501st, S-2. It was taken at an airfield before one of the 2 cancelled jumps in summer 44. They had combat boots and quick release chute harnesses, but were still wearing M42s, before issue of the 43 combat suits. Hurd is the same guy who attacked Germans on Christmas Eve at Bizory…..
“In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.” ~ John Gay Joe Toye and William Guarnere were no exception, as they were both heroes too who served with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Their war experience was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Toye lost his right leg, and William Guarnere, also lost his right leg while trying to drag Toye to safety,…..
This is a picture from one of the many 101st Airborne reunions that my father, David Tharp attended. He was with the 502nd PIR, Regimental Headquarters and is standing second from the left. His unit which survived D-Day, Carentan, Holland and the Battle of the Bulge. Mark Alan Bando, author and historian advised that S/Sgt in the middle, bending forward, is Fred Patheiger-from Chicago, and that he was in the 502nd as assistant to Captain Joe Pangerl, the Prisoner Interrogation…..
My name is Frank Neff, Jr. This is the only picture that I have of my Dad, Frank Nathan Bradley Neff and me. I remember my uncles kidding him about having more than one middle name (Nathan Bradley). Dad is the happy guy in the middle, back row, and I am the young boy on the left, front row. Dad got drafted out of college (Tempe University) in 1943. He was an engineering student, and as a product of the…..
America has heart and loves her veterans with COMES A SOLDIER’S WHISPER now reaching EIGHTEEN THOUSAND LIKES! We want to extend our many thanks of gratitude for your visits and support in honoring our veterans of the past and present. We enjoy posting daily stories to remember and honor our past which gives us strength and empowers us to move forward making a better world and future for our children. “Any nation that does not honor its heroes will not…..
We at Comes A Soldier’s Whisper wish all of our visitors a HAPPY NEW YEAR! This paratrooper card was among the wartime letters sent home by my father, David Tharp, to his then sweetheart, future wife and my mother, Betty Lou. I thought it appropriate to post and wish you all a Happy and Healthy 2015. May 2015 bring all of those who are deployed a safe tour and journey back home to their families. God Bless Our Troops! Jenny…..
