Shared Veterans Stories

One original Hatfield

shared by sister

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

Survivors of the Bataan Death March

shared by don borman

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

A Night to Remember

shared by steinken

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

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

shared by steinken

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

USO - We Thank You

shared by SmithFamily

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

My Story 1962-1999

shared by Patrick Marshall

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

USO Welcomes our Troops

shared by cfoltz

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

I'm slowly losing my dad

shared by justbnkim

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

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

shared by chiefpeterb

                                  

Vietnam Veteran still giving to his country

shared by Shirley

His name is Michael Reagan and he lives in Edmonds Wa. He's an artist who has dedicated his life to ALL our Fallen Hero's. Here is an interview he had back in 2006 that might explain it bette

HENRY LEWIS SHOLAR, US NAVY WW II USS BACHE DD 470

shared by Jim Sholar

HENRY LEWIS SHOLAR, son of  Emit Henry Sholar and Rutha Belle Chadwick. He was born July 17, 1914 in Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee, and died April 23, 1996 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TN.

MARVIN EDWARD SHOLAR, IS NAVY WW II

shared by Jim Sholar

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

Huertgen Forest and Beyond

shared by weinert1

For many years, my husband, John R. Weinert did not speak at length of his army combat experiences in WWII.  Recently John and his foxhole buddy, Al Miller, were reunited after sixty three years

James Bell Sholar, Jr. Wounded on Peliliu WWII

shared by Jim Sholar

James Bell Sholar, Jr. was the son of James Bell Sholar and Mary Gaines. He was born December 04, 1919, and died May 02, 1973 in Hopkinsville, KY.  James B Sholar grew up near the to

Cleland Franklin Carr, US Navy WWII

shared by Jim Sholar

Cleland Franklin Carr was the son of Nello Carr and Irma Edith Isom. He was born January 05, 1921 in Christopher, Illinois, and died November 07, 1994 in Memphis, Tennessee. He married EUNICE

THE MIGHTY NINETY

shared by Ralph Perna

Wher do I send it??

WO 1 Edwin Franklin Sholar from Murray, KY - KIA Vietnam June 04, 1969

shared by Jim Sholar

Edwin Franklin Sholar was born March 04, 1947 in Murray, KY son of Elmer F. Sholar and Emma Higgins. He and his sister, Linda Faye, grew up in a loving Christian home, attended the local Baptist chur

WWII - From North Africa to Germany - Corporal Hershel Kiedell Sholar US Army WWII

shared by Jim Sholar

   Hershel Kiedell Sholar, "Kiedell"as he was known by family and friends in Trigg County, KY grew up on a farm with his brothers and sisters in the southern part of Tri

What my Dad Kept From Me as a Child

shared by sister

My Dad would never discuss his involvement in the War, just telling me that it was something I didn't need to know at my age.  My grandmother, however, showed me photos of the prisoners that

Conflict Far from General

shared by ed streker

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