It is an era many people wish to forget, not only the veterans who fought on foreign soil, but those left at home and those who protested so vocally about the Vietnam War. In earlier wars the soldiers knew they had the support from the home front, while not making
[00:00:12.10] JOSE ANZALDUA: I come from a little town by the name of Refugio, Texas. And it’s in Southeastern Texas. Grew up in a traditional family, two sisters and a brother. Just had what I would consider a normal childhood. Did high school sports. [00:00:30.98] Senior year in high school,
“Capt. Terrin D. Hicks was the pilot and Capt. Joseph F. Shanahan the navigator on a reconnaissance version of the Phantom conducting a recon mission over North Vietnam on August 15, 1968. During the mission, the aircraft was shot down and crashed about 5 miles east of the city of
Recently we have been going through some of our book and video collections. I ran across a book that was given to me back in 2004 by the author. “I’m No Hero” by Charlie Plumb. I want everyone to know that I believe Charlie Plumb IS a hero! Wow! You
Two men with local connections will be among the next inductees at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust’s Joseph A. Dugan Hall of Valor induction ceremony Sunday. U.S. Air Force Col. Robert R. Sawhill of Carnegie and U.S. Army Tech Sgt. Angelo Speggen of Masontown will be