Veterans Chronicles

Veterans Chronicles


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SFC Earnie Savage, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Ia Drang
March 06, 2024

In the early 1960's, the U.S. Army developed a new way of moving troops into and out of strategic locations. It was called Air Cavalry and operated under the theory that moving forces by helicopter wa

CMDCM Leon Walker, Jr., U.S. Navy, Attack on the USS Stark
February 28, 2024

Leon Walker, Jr. grew up in a family full of Army and Marine Corps veterans. He tried to enlist in the Marines but the recruiter didn't want to be bothered on his lunch hour. Within minutes, Walker jo

CMSgt Melvin Jenner, USAF, WWII, Berlin Airlift
February 21, 2024

Melvin Jenner was already in the Michigan Air National Guard when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After joining the U.S. Army Air Corps and undergoing training for a bomber cre

Cpl. Patrick Finn, USMC, Korea, Chosin Reservoir
February 14, 2024

Patrick Finn fibbed about his age in order to join the U.S. Marine Corps a bit earlier than he should have. He served honorably and was ready to end his service before the Korean War ever began. But h

Col. Joe Peterburs, USAF, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, POW Part 2
February 07, 2024

In our last edition of "Veterans Chronicles," we learned about the World War II service of U.S. Air Force Col. Joe Peterburs (Ret.). He told us all about escorting U.S. bombers into Germany, strafing

Col. Joe Peterburs, USAF, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, POW Part 1
January 31, 2024

Joe Peterburs was on track to become a priest. All of that changed when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The next year, Peterburs joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and trained to b

Tom Toski, U.S. Navy, WWII, Okinawa, Leyte Gulf
January 24, 2024

Tom Toski was drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1943 and was deployed on a destroyer escort to the Pacific theater upon completion of his training. By the end of the war, just two years later, Toski had e

PFC Royal Earle, Jr., USMC, Saipan, Iwo Jima
January 17, 2024

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Royal Earle, Jr. and a buddy were on their way to join the the U.S. Marine Corps to take the fight to Japan. But his friend got snagged by the U.S. Navy inst

PFC John DeGennaro, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima
January 10, 2024

John DeGennero was just 15 years old and playing at a park on the Sunday the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After turning 17 in 1943, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, determined t

Brig. Gen Richard Baughn, USAF, World War II, Vietnam
January 03, 2024

Richard Baughn served as an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps and then the U.S. Air Force for more than 30 years both active duty and reserve. He retired as a brigadier general. Gen. Baughn's passion