Donald Tollefsen: Floating Battalion
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T21:09:29-05:00Don Tollefsen went from being a garbage man working in Cicero, Illinois, to being part of a Floating Battalion in the South China Seas.
Terrence Schmidt: Memories of War and Recruiting
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T20:52:06-05:00Terry Schmidt had a long and successful Navy career, with many years of recruiting for the Navy Reserve, but the times he remembers the best are his two tours on a destroyer off Vietnam.
Robert Misevich: Combat Medic, A Prime Target
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T20:43:13-05:00Bob Misevich was awarded three Bronze Stars as an Army combat medic in Vietnam, where he served during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Joseph Martinek: Same Navy, Different Ships – Big Difference
Doug Meffley2019-08-02T20:49:25-05:00While following in the footsteps of his grandfather, who served in the Navy during WWI, Vietnam War veteran Joseph Martinek eventually found himself assigned to USS Enterprise (CVN-65): the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier.
Stewart Margolis: Join The Navy And See The World…Really!
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T15:35:54-05:00Joining the Navy seemed just the right thing to do for young Stewart Margolis from New York City. It turned into a career that spanned three different decades.
James Blue, Sr.: Once a Marine, Always a Marine
Doug Meffley2019-07-05T15:19:18-05:00Despite contracting a severe case of malaria that required hospitalization both during and after his service in Vietnam, James Blue, Sr., continued to serve as a reservist well into the first Gulf War.
John “Ace” Aister: You Appreciate Everything
Doug Meffley2019-07-02T16:41:52-05:00The morning he left for the Vietnam War, John Aister’s father drove him to the train station and left him with words of wisdom he never forgot: "Come back home" and "There will be a day when you appreciate water and bread.”
Louie Obed Rodriguez: Being Dealt the Ace of Spades from the Army 1st Brigade
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:14:13-05:00U.S. Army Vietnam Schererville, IN [...]
Joseph Lamy: Purple Heart Combat Medic
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:13:01-05:00U.S. Army Vietnam Palos Heights, IL [...]
Eddie Krupiczowicz: Why Eddie Loves His Country
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:11:24-05:00U.S. Army Vietnam Villa Park, IL [...]
John Jacobson: Four Tours as a Navy Seabee – A Proud Group of Servicemen
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:08:34-05:00U.S. Navy Vietnam Des Plaines, IL [...]
Anthony Isadore Senior: Supply Sergeant – Routine, Dangerous, and Sometimes Surprising Benefits
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:06:38-05:00U.S. Army Vietnam Crestwood, IL [...]
Barry Greenberg: The Army Version of Hanoi Hannah
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T12:02:08-05:00U.S. Army Vietnam Naperville, IL [...]
Salvatore “Sam” DiPrima: Going Out to Sea to Find His Calling
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T11:58:08-05:00U.S. Navy Vietnam Naperville, IL [...]
Robert “Bob” Bruzek: Navy Seabee Exchanges Electricity for Fresh Bread
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T09:50:16-05:00U.S. Navy Vietnam Mount Prospect, IL [...]
Robert “Arch” Archibald: The Dangerous Early Years of Vietnam
Ryan Walters2019-05-31T09:18:11-05:00U.S. Air Force Vietnam Wilmette, IL [...]
Fred Staron: 75 Years Ago With the 5th Army in Europe Seems Like Yesterday
Doug Meffley2019-05-06T16:24:02-05:00U.S. Army World War II Berkeley, IL [...]
Ken Shoberg: More Than Just a Simple Corpsman
Doug Meffley2019-05-07T10:29:28-05:00U.S. Navy Korean War Wheaton/Arlington Heights, IL [...]
Joe and Frank Ring: Brothers Who Served At Different Times Share More Than Just an Army Bond
Doug Meffley2019-05-06T12:34:22-05:00U.S. Army Korean and Vietnam Wars Chicago [...]
Bill Grady: From B-24’s in WWII To The Rockford Airport, Radar Impacted His Life
Doug Meffley2019-05-06T11:34:24-05:00U.S. Army World War II Rockford, IL [...]