War Stories
Tale of two wars.
Found this story on NPR about a solider that fought in WW2 and Korea. It would not be such a abnormal thing until you learn that he fought in the German Army in WW2 and the US Army in Korea. When Welzel was 2 years old, his father got a job that took the family […]
Marne man gets Silver Star 57 years later
Dingee and Hooker were badly injured. Johnson rigged two belts together and dragged Dingee to safety. He also had helped Hooker away from the front lines, as well as a handful of other soldiers, before finding a weapon and returning to the battle alone. “That was the last time I saw Charlie alive,” an emotional […]
RIP Vernon J. Baker
The Washington Post reports that the sole liveing African American MOH recipient of WWII has left us. First Lt. Vernon J. Baker, 90, an Army infantryman who, more than 50 years after the end of World War II, became the only surviving African American to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during […]
Worthy of note.
Well I am back from EFMB, I got a no go on the land nav so I plan on going again in 2011 when it comes to Fort Richardson. But before I start talking about someone before anything else. I would like to introduce to you then PV2 Philip Canafax a medic for the 1st […]
REAL Soldiers
I know that one of the things that this blog has done with great ferocity and pleasure is to take on the poseurs and wannabees. They always fall into 2 categories, those that have never served and those that have and yet feel the need to embellish said service (see of course Sporkmaster’s latest schmuck) […]
A meeting brief in passing.
Since today was my Wife’s birthday today we stopped at a book store to use her gift card. So at the front of was a older man that was doing a book signing about his military history. His name was George S. Oliver Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired). He had served during WW2 and the Korean […]
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