example of veteran and his her history?

Question

veteran day

Answer 1

Two doors down, Mr. Glenn 'Buck' Alzola is a 74 year old, Korean War vet. A kind man, very much still a survivor-he swears the true heroes are the ones that didn't make it out.
A US Army Air Corps guy, he was pilot/flight engineer in rickety, primitive ' Dragonfly' helicopters when rotary-winged flight was brand-new. He flew rescue/recovery missions for downed/injured pilots. Behind enemy lines, flying low in a laughably slow and underpowered eggbeater that had NO WEAPONS, Buck became a hero to many.
This characteristic became apparent to me because he never talks much about the men he medi-vac'd to safety, or all his successes. The ones that echo loudest are the memories of the times death got there before he could help, and men died in his arms. His remorse is locked in the helplessness of a war long ago, but his anguish and his tears remain with him today. War is Hell.

THANKS TO ALL VETERANS!

Answer 2

My Dad served in WWII and Korea. He drove a bull dozer in WWII, tells tales about building an airstrip, the Japanese bombing it, he build it again...He served on Saipan.
One was really good, He was near a cliff, and the sergeant wanted him to go close to the cliff, but Dad argued. He was told to do it. The ground by the cliff gave way, the dozer went over, and Dad jumped. He never heard a word about the dozer, or disobeying orders.
Dad was very active in the American Legion when he came home. Some of the stories the men told would break your heart. A lot of people claim to be in the group of Americans that liberated the Nazi death camps, but this man really was one of the first. He would only give the barest of details about what he saw. It haunts him.
Another old man often read a poem, and cried everytime. In Flanders field, the poppies... he served in Flanders, France in WWII, many of his fellow soldiers are still there, under the poppies.
I thank every vet, from every war, for so loving their country, they would put their life on the line to serve it. I especially remember those who served in Viet Nam. I was a little young to be off protesting how those vets were being treated when they came home. Had I been older, I might have done so. Give to charities that benefit soldiers and their families who wait back home.. The USO does great work.

Answer 3

My Father -- 1st Generation American -- and Paraplegic WWII Veteran (Deceased). Served in North Africa, Mediterranean, and up the boot of Italy to become part of the forces that not just occupied Germany, but also freed those (who survived) in the Nazi Concentration Camps.

I am a Military Retiree myself -- service from just post Vietnam to Gulf I.

My Siblings are STILL Serving -- and have had combat tours in the Current War on Terror.

My mother ... well, she was a Speech Therapist and helped those who were wounded during WWII regain what they could of their speech capability.

Answer 4

My dad is 20 Yr Air Force Retired Senior MSGT (1984 from Survival School-Spokane Washington)

My brother is 20 Yr Air Force Retired MSGT (2002 Fairchild Air Force Base)

Grandfather Waist Gunner Jolly Rogers US Army Air Corp WWII

Husband Ex-Air Force

Answer 5

My dad was in Korea. He was put in a unit with no ammo, and trucked around back and forth along the front lines as a moving target. Once they found out he could type, they moved him to a supply unit.

He developed medical problems as a direct result of his service, and got brushed off by the VA.

Like many Korean vets, he felt that the public in general didn't care and was quick to forget about that war.