Carol Macola: An Internal Desire to Serve
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:55:04-05:00While growing up in Chicago, Carol saw her brother head off to Vietnam. She too wanted to enlist and do her part to serve her country.
Ervine Cunningham Clay: Military Life in the Fifties
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:37:19-05:00Ervine Clay’s mother never dreamed the baby girl born on Christmas Eve in 1929 would someday become a staff sergeant in the Marine Corps.
Donna Glielmi: A Data Systems Technician
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:25:00-05:00When Donna Glielmi and her fraternal twin sister were born in Chicago in 1955, her mother hadn’t known that she was pregnant with twins.
Carol Stegall: Helping People and Animals with the Same Passion
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:17:50-05:00Carol Stegall wanted to be a vet but knew she couldn’t afford the extra years of school, so her second choice became her lifelong work.
Lane Knox: Jet Engine Mechanic
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:12:14-05:00The interview with Lane Knox began with her saying quietly, “I don’t understand why you’re interviewing me. I’m not that interesting.”
Mary Arvidson: 30 Years of Intelligence Work
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:08:33-05:00With her good high school grades, Mary Arvidson was assigned to become a Traffic Analyst, tracking radio signals from foreign military units.
Eileen Hands: Nursing in three countries
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:03:24-05:00U.S. Army Nurse Corps Korean War Burr [...]
Betty Lou Paps: Challenges of Being a Flight Nurse
marc.zarefsky2021-09-29T20:00:17-05:00With a lifetime of memories from work, family, travel, and service, Betty Lou Paps reminds us that “there's always something to learn.”
Highlights from our 97th flight
marc.zarefsky2021-09-23T15:30:15-05:00Last week, the most veterans we have even transported at one [...]
Clifford Leber: Keeping The Infantry Supplied
marc.zarefsky2021-09-12T22:09:23-05:00Clifford's drill sergeant at Fort Knox wanted the most physically fit and best trained soldiers, “and he got both.”
Stephen Fenes: Silver and Bronze Star Hero of Con Thien
marc.zarefsky2021-09-12T22:02:08-05:00Steelworker Second Class Stephen Fenes was born and raised in Hammond, IN where he grew up on a farm with his parents and siblings.
James Blaschek: Field Hospital Medic Lucky in his Assignment
marc.zarefsky2021-09-12T22:12:12-05:00James T. Blaschek was an only child from Peoria who was pursuing a career in education when his country called.
Richard Bee: Proud Purple Heart and Bronze Star Recipient
marc.zarefsky2021-09-12T22:06:36-05:00Richard was drafted into the Army as a Light Weapons Infantryman (11 Bravo) in August 1967 at the age of nineteen.
Edward Bernius: Thirty-Five Combat Missions Over Japan On A B-29
marc.zarefsky2021-09-11T15:58:34-05:00Mr. Bernius was born in Watertown, CT on October 3, 1924 and is the youngest of three. His older brother also served during WWII in the Army.
Marion J. Buliga: Search and Destroy Missions
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:27:48-05:00Marion was drafted in October of 1968 but decided that the U.S. Army was not for him so instead joined the United States Marine Corps.
James Carson: Following In His Father’s Footsteps
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:26:31-05:00James Carson, known as JC to his friends, decided at 18 to enlist in the Navy. “I wanted to do my part to help fight the Vietnam War.
Paul Crites: Combat Interrogator
marc.zarefsky2021-09-11T15:56:29-05:00When Paul Crites finished Basic Training in 1970, his Major told him something that he hadn’t been aware of.
Ray Genis: Just A Motor Sergeant Leading Convoys Through Vietnam
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:23:53-05:00While in high school, Ray joined the JROTC following the military background of his father, who served in the Army during World War II.
Keith Kolozie: The Way Finder
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:22:22-05:00Keith Kolozie was born in Chicago and grew up in the city’s south side, but he found direction in the jungles of Vietnam.
Donald Lines: Bringing A Little Enjoyment To All With The 76th Army Band
marc.zarefsky2021-09-10T12:20:49-05:00It was only 16 inches in length, but when light would hit it, it shone so brightly a person needed sunglasses to tone down the glare.