Francis J. Haynes: A Proud Tradition of Service
MicheleZander2018-08-02T17:50:15-05:00A Proud Tradition of Service
Matthew J. (Jim) Peters / Nancy T. Peters: A Match Made in Corona
MicheleZander2018-07-01T21:34:40-05:00A Match Made in Corona
Roger G. Liddicoatt: I Never Give Up!
MicheleZander2018-06-01T21:13:20-05:00Roger readily admits he was “scared as hell” when he was taken. The Chinese soldiers wrapped a tourniquet around his leg to stop the bleeding, and slapped something mysterious on his wounds. Then, he was held in a 4’ x 6’ cell with a low ceiling, where he survived on a diet of raw fish and rice, and an occasional helping of green, spicy kimchi.
Adolph “Floyd” Ermer: Sweeping for mines in the combat zone
MicheleZander2018-05-08T08:28:42-05:00“The military is all about discipline,” says Floyd. “I was used to it growing up. When my dad said to do something, we knew better than to ask why.
William Howland: A World War II POW
marc.zarefsky2018-04-11T22:32:39-05:00Bill Howland was a POW during World War II. He estimates there were approximately 300 POWs in his group. About two weeks before the war ended, Bill escaped in part by hiding in a barn in a pile of hay.
Dale Kavanagh: Shiny boots and cuffed trousers
marc.zarefsky2017-09-07T13:49:51-05:00Korean War veteran Dale Kavanagh went to Fort Benning in Georgia for jump school in part because he was on a quest for higher pay and a sharp uniform
Al Vosylius: Back in Germany
marc.zarefsky2017-08-05T09:40:42-05:00Al Vosylius, a native of Lithuania, served in the Army from 1952 to 1954. He worked with the artillery testing team of the US Army 5th Corps.
William (Bill) Curry: An ear to the action
marc.zarefsky2017-07-09T22:48:19-05:00Bill Curry used his top security clearance and his training as a radio operator to monitor and scan radio signals during the Korean War.