Tag: WEDNESDAY HERO
Wednesday Hero
This post was suggested by SJ Cpl. Tom Jones, Jr.89 years old from Hogback, New Mexico3rd Division, Unit 297, Navajo Code Talkers 767 and Navajo Code Talkers 642 Platoons1925? – May 12, 2014 Another Navajo Code Talker has passed away. Tom Jones, Jr. passed… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This post was suggested by SJ Stan White94 years old from Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque veteran Stan E. White, a Pearl Harbor survivor who was injured during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, was awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest decoration, according to Perry… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This post was suggested by Kathi Pfc. Clarence Wolf Guts86 years old from South Dakota1924? – June 16, 2010 When the towers of the World Trade Center fell on Sept. 11, 2001, Clarence Wolf Guts asked his son to call the U.S. Department of… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This post was suggested by Greta PFC. Edmond Harjo96 years old from Seminole, Oklahoma195th Field Artillery BattalionNovember 24, 1917 – March 31, 2014 We’ve sadly lost yet another Code Talker. Edmond A. Harjo was the last surviving Code Talker for the Seminole Nation of… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This post was suggested by SJ and Michael Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton89 years old from Virginia Beach, VirginiaUSS Independence (CVA-62)July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014 Jeremiah Andrew Denton, Jr. was a Rear Admiral and Naval Aviator in the United States Navy and, following… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
Invasion Of Normandy Friday marks the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, or D-Day. In the early hours of June 6, 1944, 156.000 troops from 12 nations including America, United Kingdom and Canada set out with the largest seaborne invasion force in history. … Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This post was suggested by Michael Sgt. John Levitow55 years old from Hartford, Connecticut3d Special Operations SquadronNovember 1, 1945 – November 8, 2000 For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sgt.… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesdays Hero
This post was suggested by Michael Lt. Cmndr. Rufus Herring74 years old from Roseboro, North CarolinaCommander: USS LCI(L)-449 / LCI(G)-449June 11, 1921 – January 31, 1996 For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty… Continue Reading “Wednesdays Hero”
Wednesady Hero
This post was suggested by Michael Col. Donald Cook33 years old from Brooklyn, New York3rd Marine Division, MACVAugust 9, 1934 – December 8, 1967 Captain Donald Cook was taken as a POW in 1964 and was held for three years until his death from… Continue Reading “Wednesady Hero”
Wednesday Hero
On April 30, 143 airmen, after a 70 year wait, were finally awarded the POW Medal they had earned. The 143 airmen were held captive in the Wauwilermoos prison camp in Switzerland. Of the 143, only eight were able to attend the ceremony: Lt.… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
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