Joseph S. “Kip” Kirby of East Quogue passed away on April 8, 2023 at the age of 78 years.
Kip served with the Big Red One in Vietnam 1968-69 as a M60 machine gunner and was wounded in action. He was a member of the American Legion POST 924, Hampton Bays NY and VFW POST 5350 in Westhampton Beach NY.
Read MoreIn Memory of Peter W. Cuthbert (1929-2021). Pete had 32 years of commissioned service, serving in the U.S Army from 1950-53, 10 years in the National Guard and 20 years in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Read MoreIn Memory of Arthur S. Muller (1921-2022). Arthur Stanley “Art” Muller, Jr., of Water Mill, New York, passed away on September 30, 2022 at his home in Water Mill. He was 101.
Read MoreHappy 100th Birthday to Frank Loglisci, born March 2, 1921. Frank served aboard the USS Caldwell and The USS Gyatt. While serving on the USS Caldwell Frank manned a 40mm gun and served as a baker.
Read MoreDuring a low altitude night bombing mission Clarence “Press” Pressgrove and his crew were shot down and became P.O.W.’s in Japan’s Omori prison camp. Press was liberated on Aug 29, 1945 just days before the official end of WWII, Sep 2, 1945.
Read MoreDuring a low altitude night bombing mission Clarence “Press” Pressgrove and his crew were shot down and became P.O.W.’s in Japan’s Omori prison camp. Press was liberated on Aug 29, 1945 just days before the official end of WWII, Sep 2, 1945.
Read MoreRemembering Irving Brown who sadly passed away on Jan 18th, 2021. Irving served with the U.S. Army as a medic from 1943-46. RIP
Read MoreJohn Holden served in England, France and Germany during and after WWII as a Topographic Draftsman
Read MoreThis month we remember Phil Keith who passed away March 10, 2021. We got to know Phil while interviewing him in 2019. After doing our initial interview we invited Phil to participate in our SiriusXM special hosted by Alec Baldwin. Phil was not only a decorated Vietnam veteran, but a talented published writer and a wonderful man. He will be missed.
Read MoreOur deepest sympathies go out to the Blomquist and Loglisci families who lost both Bryan Blomquest and his father-in-law Frank Loglisci recently. It was our honor to do Warrior Stories on both of these men who served their country and communities.
Read MoreWilliam "Bill" Pickens III (1936-2021)
In 1958, he joined the Air Force as a Second Lieutenant. Pickens’s position as Personnel Officer in the Air Force sent him across the world to Japan.
Pearl Harbor survivor Armando "Chick" Galella served with the 53rd Signal Corps at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attached on December 7th, 1941. Chick served for 5 years in the Pacific during WWII.
Read MorePat DeRosa of Montauk died of natural causes in his sleep on March 30th. He was 101. In 1943, at the height of WWII, Pat was drafted into the Army Air Forces and sent to Greensboro, NC for basic training. Soon after, Pat was offered to audition for the “Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band” and was accepted. He spent three years traveling around the US with the band performing and entertaining the troops.
Read MoreWorld War II Veteran James C. Cady passed away on November 17th at the age of 105. Jim was one of the 1st Veterans USA Warrior Stories interviewed for our project. Please honor his memory by taking a moment to watch his story.
Read MoreHappy 100th Birthday to Frazer Dougherty! Frazer joined the National Guard in the summer of 1940. When World War II was declared, Frazer transferred to the Army Air Corps where he was trained as a pilot and served in the 345th Bomb Group as First Pilot and survived sixty-three missions.
Read MoreHonoring Black History Month. Lt. Lee A. Hayes (1922-2013) was a member of the legendary all-black Tuskegee Airmen and trained as a B-25 Mitchell bomber pilot with the 477th Bombardment Group. During their service, the pilots faced racism both from inside and outside the military, which was racially segregated at the time.
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