An Unforgettable Smell
“Young men do not like to show their fear. They have it, but they keep it within them as much as they possibly can” Woodrow Coward , Canadian Veteran WWII, Korea War An Unforgettable Smell: An initiative of Historica Canada, The Memory Project is a volunteer speakers bureau that arranges for veterans and Canadian Forces members […]
US WWII Veteran Reunites With Italians He Saved As Children
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — For more than seven decades, WWII Veteran Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself as a young American soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreated northward in 1944. Recently the 97-year-old veteran met the three siblings — […]
John Warner, a WW II and Korean War veteran who served as SECNAV dies at 94
Alexandria, VA – US – Former Korean War Veteran and Senator John W. Warner of Virginia has died at the age of 94 on Wednesday. Warner was a centrist Republican who served in World War II and the Korean War. He was one of the Senate’s most influential military experts. Warner, a courtly figure who […]
At 100, WWII and Korean War veteran honored for his place in Marine Corps history
Korean War veteran honored: The Vista, California, veteran turned 100 on Tuesday and is one of the few surviving Marine veterans who marched 55 miles from Camp Elliott in San Diego to christen the newly opened base near Oceanside in September 1942. He also fought with Camp Pendleton-based divisions in some of the Corps’ most […]