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One original Hatfield

I met Roger about 2 years ago when I joined the Lion's Club in Cadiz Ky. He was a disabled veteran with a heart breaking story. He was also a charter member of our Lion's Club and famous fo read more

Submitted By: sister
On Date: 4/26/2008

Survivors of the Bataan Death March

My cousin Walter Engstrom was in the Army Air Force,stationed somewhere in the Phillipines when the Japanese bomber Pearl Harbor in WWII. He was captured and my aunt was told that he was on the death read more

Submitted By: don borman
On Date: 3/11/2008

In the Service of Our Country--Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB-111)

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Submitted By: chiefpeterb
On Date: 1/12/2008

MARVIN EDWARD SHOLAR, IS NAVY WW II

MARVIN EDWARD SHOLAR was born August 12, 1912 in Grady County, Georgia, and died March 16, 1985 in Leon County, Florida. He was the son of Samuel Curtiss Sholar and Hannah McMillan. He married PATRIC read more

Submitted By: Jim Sholar
On Date: 12/24/2007

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my time in korea

My father asked me to write this down for him last year. He passed away this year. He never recieved his purple heart due to records burned in St. Louis. Anyone with info, please e-mail me. I would l read more

Submitted By: ralph159th
On Date: 9/25/2007

Grit from the Korean War

 I graduated from Waynesboro Senior High School in 1948 in the state of Pennsylvania.  I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps a few months later and served from 1948 to 1952 with an h read more

Submitted By: Paul Summers
On Date: 9/23/2007

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A Night to Remember

On November 18th, 1969 at 0200 hours we were on a Combat Air Patrol Barrier mission 30 miles east of Hanoi North Vietnam. A flight of two (2) F4Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron -542. Call signs read more

Submitted By: steinken
On Date: 3/4/2008

The First Surface to Air Missle (SAM) strike in North Vietnam

On July 25th 1965, the first surface to air missle launched in the Vietnam War was fired at a formation of four (4) Air Force F4 fighters over Hanoi. The missle took out the number 2 man in the forma read more

Submitted By: steinken
On Date: 3/3/2008

My Story 1962-1999

  My Story  SFC Patrick W. Marshall, USA RetPioneer, California                    & read more

Submitted By: Patrick Marshall
On Date: 1/30/2008

I'm slowly losing my dad

I am writing today to tell people about my father.  He was in Vietnam and did several tours, I respect my dad for doing what he had to do.  I also want to tell anyone and everyone abou read more

Submitted By: justbnkim
On Date: 1/17/2008

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52 Iraqi's Surrender to Immoble Element

on feb. 11th, 1991. the engine quit running all togather. pulled back from front line to have maintanece unit check it out. the engine was not repairable, had to order a whole knew engine. while we w read more

Submitted By: anthony59
On Date: 10/14/2007

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USO - We Thank You

Our son, a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, has been deployed to the Middle East three times. Two of them were to Iraq. Each time, we have gone to Camp Lejeune to see him off. We hav read more

Submitted By: SmithFamily
On Date: 2/17/2008

USO Welcomes our Troops

My son joined the Marine Corps right out of high school 3 years ago.  We are from a small town and not that familiar with the military and once he graduated from boot camp and began traveling al read more

Submitted By: cfoltz
On Date: 1/21/2008

Tribute on Veteran's Day.

  So I'm sitting here watching a movie called "We were Soldiers". A movie about war and the chaos and destruction that comes with it; the pain, the suffering and the tears that com read more

Submitted By: kobby0303
On Date: 11/10/2007

My brother

My brother Matt is very special to me. I was sad when he had toleave for Iraq the 1st time. We drove to Fort Campbell in the snow. Iwas very sad to see him go. I did not see him for a whole year. I w read more

Submitted By: nba
On Date: 9/14/2007

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Conflict Far from General

All members families from beirut lebanon 1983 includes myself as a purple heart recipient and part of the cleanup from bombing 23oct1983.  To remind you and all this was the first terrorist acti read more

Submitted By: ed streker
On Date: 12/4/2007

WAR ZONES

Running SeekingHiding KillingScratching CrawlingBarely LivingBombs MisslesGuns AmmoBroken ConcreteBloodstained FoxholesDead ForgottenOr Never KnownAlways DangerIn War Zones    read more

Submitted By: Venerable Veteran
On Date: 9/20/2007

24th Infantry Regiment's Forgotten Story

 retired soldier, I had the distinguished honor of meeting CSM, USA (ret) Curtis Womack of the 24th Infantry Regiment. For those that do not know, were Buffalo Soldiers. In Korea, the 24th Infan read more

Submitted By: trooper Mike S. Johnson
On Date: 9/17/2007

va lied in federal court to cover up the 12 millio dollars that was stolen in credit union.

The va has lied in federal court!  They told the court that they have destoryed my medical records under my 1989 retirement.  They claim that i got my retirement in 1991.  They keeped read more

Submitted By: tom redding
On Date: 9/15/2007

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