In honor of PTSD Awareness Month our spotlight story this month is Richard Sawyer. Richard served in the U.S. Army as a dog handler and was deployed to Vietnam with his dog in 1970 walking point and using the dog to sniff out the North Vietnamese.
Read MoreTelly Antona joined the U.S. Army while she was still in High School on the Army's delayed entry program and served 6 years and an additional year in the reserves. Telly served in the motor pool at Camp Kyle Korea and with central issues, supplying all the personnel at Fort Campbell KY for the 101st Airborne. Telly currently is involved with Habitat for Humanity and also a group of younger Veterans Net Gen in Vero Beach FL.
Read MorePeter M. F. Sichel's childhood was interrupted by the Nazis while growing up a Jew in Germany. He moved with his family to France in 1939, was imprisoned as an enemy alien and eventually escaped, reaching the United Stated in 1941.
Peter joined the Army shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) sending spies into Germany. Peter eventually became a senior official with the Century Intelligence Agency (CIA) serving in Berlin, Hong Kong and Washington before joining his family wine business in 1960.
SPC. Donna Zephrine joined the U.S. Army Reserves in 1996 and became Full Active Duty in October 2002. Donna served with the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division (260 QM) and served 2 tours in Iraq from 2003-2005 as a 63 Bravo Light Weight Vehicle Mechanic.
Donna is active in many organizations including Wounded Warrior Project, World T.E.A.M Sports, Team Red White and Blue and Project 9 Line. She recently graduated from Columbia University School of Social Work and hoped to give back to help other Veterans or people who are in need.
In her spare time, Donna enjoys writing and has been published in multiple anthologies. These publications include Radvocate Literary Magazine, the “Afterwords” anthology, the “9 lives” New York University’s Veteran’s Writers Workshop anthology, Bards Annual 2017, The Local Gem Press, War Writer’s Campaign, Poets and Writers, Blogground, Oberon Magazine 2017 and CA/T Magazine of Columbia University.
On March 17th 2022, 97 year old WWII Veteran Harold Granitur was presented with the French Legion of Honor in recognition of his military service in France during WWII.
Read MoreBill Field joined the U.S. Army in 1971 and trained as a Radar Repair Technician. Bill served at White Sands Missile Base in New Mexico with C Company in the missile test and evaluation devision working with Continuous Wave Radar designed for the Hawk Missile System. After leaving the military Bill started a successful appliance repair company with his father. Bill is currently retired and is an active member of American Legion Post 419 in Amagansett, NY.
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 MoreJoan Furey began her career in Army service in 1968 as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps. She later volunteered to be deployed to Vietnam, where she received a Bronze Star as a staff nurse.
In 1970, the U.S. Army discharged Joan from Vietnam, and after leaving Southeast Asia, she dedicated her life to Veteran Affairs.
To see more stories that focus on the experiences of WOMEN IN WAR view our Featured Stories below.
Read MoreIn honor of Purple Heart Day (August 7th) we feature Melissa Stockwell. A first lieutenant, Melissa was the first female soldier to lose a limb in the Iraq War. She lost her left leg when a roadside bomb exploded when she was leading a convoy in Baghdad. For her service in Iraq she was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
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.
Read MoreHeath Calhoun is double-leg amputee due to injuries received in the Iraq War who competed at the 2010 & 2014 Paralympics. We would like to congratulate all the athletes of the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Read MoreMartin Sylvester and his son Paul recently traveled to France for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. While recording Martin's original story we were just about to turn the camera off when we asked Martin if there was anything else he would like to talk about. Martin replied, "Did I tell you about when the put me in front a firing squad?" That day we decided to never turn the cameras off. Thank you for continuing to be our inspiration.
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