This story comes out on Veteran’s Day. We want to thank all those brave men and women who have served our great country over all the decades. You are true heroes! Mae Gieseke leaned her full weight against the…
Category: Ground War
Intrepid Under Fire19-year-old Walter Hillman in Kamikaze Strike
Walter Hillman stood alert on the port side of the U.S.S. Intrepid, just behind the 20 millimeter anti-aircraft gun. The view over the Pacific was expansive. You could look across the water and see well over a mile before the…
Motor Pool Sergeant Edward “Boots” Ezopat the Battle of Remagen
Every bounce brought his knees closer to the thin, black steering wheel as the truck lumbered over busted pavement. His feet jumped from the clutch and brake to the accelerator, right hand straining at the gearstick by his thigh. He…