Heroes
Tomorrow is Veterans Day. Take a minute out of your day to visit Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project, which is collecting the oral histories of American soldiers. I picked two completely at random and listened to their powerful and heroic stories. All are worth a look. On June 6, 1944, Ellison W. Parfitt went ashore at Normandy ...
Tomorrow is Veterans Day. Take a minute out of your day to visit Library of Congress' Veterans History Project, which is collecting the oral histories of American soldiers. I picked two completely at random and listened to their powerful and heroic stories. All are worth a look.
Tomorrow is Veterans Day. Take a minute out of your day to visit Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project, which is collecting the oral histories of American soldiers. I picked two completely at random and listened to their powerful and heroic stories. All are worth a look.
Donald M. Griffith landed with the 1st Marine Division at Inchon, Korea in 1950 and spent three years as a POW.
To these men and all veterans: Thank you.
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