by Commander | Apr 19, 2020 | Living Histories
Howard Hamilton, father of Brevard veteran LTC Jana Gruber, USAR, Ret, was born October 28, 1923 in the small town of Augusta, KS. Upon graduating from high school in 1942, he joined the Army and became a bombardier on B-17 “Flying Fortress”, stationed at Thorpe...
by Commander | Apr 3, 2020 | Living Histories
Ronald B. Hanchett is one of millions of Americans to have served his country honorably… He is an American Patriot! Thank you for your service! USS Tabberer – a small John C. Butler-class destroyer escort – lost her mast and radio antennas. Though damaged and...
by Commander | Apr 1, 2020 | Living Histories
My Father Raymond J. Norris I was born in June 1906 and I, his son Raymond J. Norris II, was born in July, 1945. This is the story of our journeys and service in World War II and the Vietnam War. Part I: Father Ray J. Norris I was working in Toledo, Ohio when he was...
by Commander | Mar 31, 2020 | Living Histories
Left – Joe, Right – Mike DiRocco 1969 was the magic year for my brother Joe and me. I was six months into serving my third and final combat tour in Special Forces where I had found a home thirteen and a half years earlier. Imagine how excited I was to...
by Commander | Mar 29, 2020 | Living Histories
My father was an engaging and imaginative storyteller. As children, my sister and I listened wide-eyed as he regaled us with his adventures of Brucie and Mary, a fearless brother/sister duo who solved mysteries that would baffle Sherlock Holmes. Latimer Dexter Johns,...
