It’s becoming an all too familiar theme. Another of our aging war veterans has passed away. David Gorsuch served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War aboard the USS Fletcher (DD/DDE-445). I sat down with Gorsuch a few years back. Still fresh in his mind was one memorable night off the coast of Japan. [...]
Wednesday already? Yep, and time for Letters From War Wednesday. Today we feature a short note from Sgt. Cliff Snyder to his mother. Snyder served with the 152nd Infantry, 38th Infantry Division. He took a moment from the horrific fighting at the Battle of Zig Zag Pass in the Philippines to write home. “I suppose [...]
Today on Letters From War Wednesday, we feature a short November 1967 note home from Danny Weber, who served with the 13th Combat Aviation Battalion in Vietnam. “I’m working in a yard at Can Tho, which is located about 115 miles south of Saigon. …I finally got my bags unpacked last night. Now I can [...]
With a heavy heart, I must report that another good one is gone. Robert Spangler, with family by his side, passed away in Hawaii at the age of 91 years. While working on EVERYTOWN, USA, I spoke with Robert several times over the years. I first made contact while he still lived in Baltimore, then [...]
A secret, Vietnam War-era bunker has been unearthed below the historic Metropole Hotel in downtown Hanoi. The hotel housed many foreign guests during the war, and the shelter below served to keep them safe from American bombings of the city. The story reminded me of a similar surprise Airborne trooper, Tom Steele, discovered in the [...]
Middle of the week and time for Letters From War Wednesday. Today, we feature a note from World War II veteran, Franklin Jacob, who served in Northern Europe with the 841st Ordnance Company. After we initially spoke several years ago, Jacob sent me a letter, which I found to be timeless. Though Jacob has since [...]
Hump Day, and time for Letters From War Wednesday. Today we feature a truly amazing postcard from World War II. American soldier, Harold Hastings served with the 168th Infantry, 34th Infantry Division. He was lost on February 17, 1943, when his unit was surrounded and attacked by the Germans at the Battle of Kasserine Pass [...]
Can’t blame our soldier boys for missing home. This edition of Letters From War Wednesday, dated December 1942, comes to us from Pvt. Ernie Leatherman, stationed at the time at a camp in Pomona, California. Leatherman would later serve with the 2nd Armored Division, “Hell on Wheels,” in North Africa and Northern Europe. “Here I [...]
I run in fits and spurts. Right now I’ve got this U.S. Army Air Corps bug going that I can’t seem to shake. For this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we feature a short note from Donald Parker, who served in World War II with the 499th Bomb Group. Most of our Air Corps [...]
For the newly drafted, plucked from hometowns across the country, life in the service was an adjustment, to say the least. Terry Weber was drafted by the U.S. Army in December 1965, during the Vietnam War. Following Basic Training, he reported to Fort Polk, Louisiana for AIT in March 1966. “I don’t like the Army, [...]