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‘The frenetic lifestyle’ Dixon veteran shares story of duty assignments throughout Army career

Dixon veteran

By Jeremy P. Amick “Frenetic” is an adjective clearly describing the lives of many of those who have chosen the military as a career—and the…

‘Willing to fight for it’ Veteran discusses artillery service as Marine during the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

  By Jeremy P. Ämick Donley “Dan” Amick recognizes that although the Vietnam War is often viewed as an unpopular conflict, his personal decision to…

The fringe of war

fringe of war

Veteran supported Vietnam War through service in Thailand By Jeremy P. Amick When speaking of his father, it is evident that Bob Sneller possesses an…

ONE HELL OF A WAR

Phil Hodges
ONE HELL OF A WAR

ONE HELL OF A WAR; ONE HELL OF AN INTERVIEW. Or something like that… Those of you who read our review of One Hell Of…

Memories that never fade

Korean War veteran

Korean War veteran reflects on service as Army investigator By Jeremy P. Amick Like so many of his generation, Bob Kettler had no choice when…

American Medal of Honor Winner Capt. Francis B. Wai

Guest Author

MOH Recipient CAPT Francis B. Wai by Bill Beigel Francis Wai was born on April 14, 1917, in Hawaii. Francis was the son of Kim…

Higher intervention

Army veteran

Army veteran shares story of service in the Pacific during WWII By Jeremy P. Ämick When Brooks Nicklas graduated from a high school in Bernice,…

A WEEK IN GALLIPOLI – Part 6 – By Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes relives his climb from Anzac to Lone Pine via Plugge’s Plateau Within two hours of getting ashore on the 25th of April the…

‘A battle here … a battle there’

World War II veteran

World War II veteran shares story as gunner aboard M-18 “Hellcat” By Jeremy P. Ämick “The World War II folks are getting pretty scarce,” said…

‘A very impressive memorial’

Missouri WWI memorial

French village provides backdrop for Missouri WWI memorial More than 4,500 miles from Mid-Missouri near the village of Cheppy, France, sits a memorial dedicated to…

Purple Heart legacy

Vietnam War

Vietnam War service earns local veteran two Purple Heart medals By Jeremy P. Amick A son often follows in the footsteps of his father, whether…

WW II B-17 Survival Story – Virtually cut in half by a mid air collision with a German Fighter it got the crew home!

Joris Nieuwint

On February 1, 1943, there was a collision in mid-air between a B-17 bomber and a German fighter plane over the Tunis dock area in…