“This picture was part of the WWW II letters sent to my mother from her brother Troy U. Gilley, 506/101 F Co (ETO) and her brother-in-law, Arthur Shelby (2-E-10) (PTO). I know very little about Art Shelby, except he was Marine and trained in demolition during his basic training and saw action in the PTO. The men in the picture could represent either theater of War. The men in the picture are unknown to me. Maybe, just maybe someone will…..
Marilyn Monroe performing for troops stationed in Korea, 1954. The whirlwind tour saw the star perform 10 shows over four days to more than 100,000 soldiers and marines who were celebrating the end of three years of combat in 1954. Marilyn’s trip to Korea ‘really set the tone’ for her relationship with DiMaggio. She interrupted their honeymoon to fly to Korea to sing for thousands of troops and, just eight months later, the couple were divorced. “It’s often just enough…..
AN AMERICAN G.I. WWII An American G.I. tends to the wounds of a young German soldier while waiting for the arrival of a medic in 1944… “Soldiers can sometimes make decisions that are smarter than the orders they’ve been given.” ― Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game www.ComesASoldiersWhisper.com PHOTO/TEXT SOURCE: History In Pictures
Comes A Soldier’s Whisper is deeply grateful for all of the men and women who serve to keep us safe from harm’s way and especially thankful for Sgt. James P. O’Connor sharing his following story with us today: “Vietnam, I was there in 1968/69. This is me in a guard tower, M-16 in hand keeping a look out for V.C. The Air Force Security police were the first Air Force Combat veterans with boots on the ground in any war……
‘FAST COMPANY’ MARGARITA ANYONE? Thank you to our Dutch friend Bill William Rikkelman from Holland for sharing this story! COMES A SOLDIER’S WHISPER HONORING OUR VETERANS ONE DAY AT A TIME … Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Larry Cano. Larry served in the U.S. Army Air Force Reserve, being activated for two tours of duty in Europe as a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot during World War II. After the war, Larry attended the University of Southern California. Shortly after his graduation, his…..
THE PEACE SYMBOL DURING THE SIXTIES…AND THE VIETNAM WAR “One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had a negative effect on the viewing public. The military in Iraq specifically banned the photographing of wounded soldiers and coffins, thus sanitizing this terrible and bloody conflict.” ~ Walter Dean Myers www.VietnamAndBeyond.com
THE GREATEST GENERATION – The Battle of the Bulge In honor of three unidentified, 101st Airborne paratroopers who fought in the Battle of the Bulge 70 years ago… 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. This among many other unidentified photos were among them. They were…..
Vietnam And Beyond Book Dedication I dedicate this book to my mother and father, Dave and Ann Markson, both whom had intimate knowledge of war. I grew up in a home filled with military history memorabilia and respect for those who served. My father was a WORLD WAR I infantryman who was wounded twice during battle. My mother lost her brother, my Uncle Joseph whom I am named after and her brother-in-law in WORLD WAR II. It haunts me to…..
BYGONE WARS In this land of bygone war, over which vast armies once did roar, The second generation now has come, To view what their fathers had supposedly won. they look perplexed at what they find A people who once pleaded with body and mind, Now lower their heads in a sleepy slumber While that second generation bolsters their numbers What once was fought for so fiercely, Is now remembered by few and scarcely. I ask myself a puzzling question……
THE NEXT PLACE I GO WON’T BE LIKE ANY PLACE I’VE BEEN My name is Don Crizer. Dad was World War II Veteran who later became a mill worker for the Gary, Indiana steel mills. My father never said much at all about his war experience. I was drafted and entered service on April Fool’s Day in 1969. Half of the inductees were drafted into the Marines. My infantry NCO training made me a candidate for infantry replacements on the…..
