Home of the Brave
Submitted stories and first hand oral accounts as told by American veterans
Franklin Thomas Goodson, From Ensign to Lieutenant Sr. Grade, January 1945 – September 1955 To my Dad, Thank you for your service To our country and for Your example of a Life lived pleasing to God, With love, Appreciation, and Great admiration, Kathryn Goodson Cunningham Journal written by Frank T. Goodson During his service in World War II Pictures and organized by Kathryn Goodson Cunningham U.S. NAVY TOUR OF DUTY PACIFIC ACTION WORLD WAR II JANUARY THROUGH JUNE, 1945 F.T. GOODSON January 1: Today, New Year’s…
The Enola Gay and I World War II Veteran Clyde Reedy was among the men aboard the Enola Gay, the historic plane which carried the bomb that decimated Hiroshima. Below is a speech he gave reflecting on his experience, sent to the AVC by his dear friend and fraternity brother John Dill, Jr.
Just recently, there were two Ghana sessions for Veterans of Foreign Wars, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. For the morning session Lou Parisi, WWII veteran, and Wilbur V. Martin, a paratrooper during the Vietnam War, attended. This morning session began with Ms. Friedman’s chorus singing the National Anthem to honor all veterans. After the singing of the National Anthem, Mr. Wronko’s students gave a power point presentation that consisted of the Meaning of Veterans…
On May 27, 2016 the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School students along with Mr. Wronko invited National Guard veteran and current fifth grade teacher for the Barack Obama Elementary School, Kevin Williams, to attend a special Memorial Day Ghana session. This session began with Ms. Friedman and her chorus singing America The Beautiful. From there Kevin Williams spoke to the students from Ghana and the Dr. Martin Luther…
GHANA SESSION: MEMORIAL DAY PART ONE On May 26, 2016 the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School students along with Mr. Wronko invited veteran of foreign wars Lou Parisi to attend a special Memorial Day Ghana session. The session began with Ms. Friedman and her chorus singing God Bless America. From there Mr. Wronko’s students did numerous presentations on the meaning of Memorial Day, World War One, the Battle…
Eric Wiesenhutter – World War II Story Eric Wiesenhutter was inducted in the United States Army on August 21, 1941. He was first assigned to Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, but would eventually be sent overseas to England after America’s entrance into war. He and his comrades would land on Utah Beach two weeks after D-Day. Read his…
Students from Ghana meet with Military Veterans On April 29,…
A Holocaust Seminar with Special Guest Lou Parisi On April 22, 2016 the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School students participated in a history seminar remembering the Holocaust. The students created presentations that spoke about this dark time in history. For instance, their presentations consisted of the causes and effects of the Holocaust, poems of Holocaust survivors, and the special diary of Anne Frank. Attending this event was…
Night Patrol by Samuel W. Ballinger, Company E, 328th IR, 26th ID My story begins during the frigid, snowy days in early December 1944 when I was a 23 year old Corporal whose outfit was billeted in the University City of Metz in southeast France, which is about halfway between Luxembourg and the City…
A Miracle on the Battlefield I hated myself for running away. My body was bleeding with shrapnel wounds. The malaria made my head ache with dizziness, I shook with chills, nausea; first the vomiting, then diarrhea. The troops had long since run out of quinine; I would just have to tough it out. I have never run from a fight in all my life. The final stages of the battle with the Japs was winding down; our…
