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And please don't forget the Vietnam vets- aging 'boomers' who have fallen through the cracks... there are still those who need help, support, and prayers...
My father was a lieutenant in the Dutch Underground during WW2 (pronounced leftenant). There's a tree with a bullet meant for him. His cousin, a mathematician and artist, prepared false documents for refugees protected by the Underground. Although he forwarded the papers, he didn't know that she was the artist until after the war.
My great-great-grandfather fought in the Napoleonic War and lived to be granted a position by King William of Orange (William Frederik of Orange-Nassau) as Commander and Chief of the Dutch East Indies - an insult, in fact; a punishment for having taken the Prussian army into Spain under French colours. The French epaulettes, cuffs, and collar were the problem, but he was still rewarded for his military actions with a military outpost.
I'm proud of military history in the family. My father learned during the German occupation that they come into your homes, they take what they want, they do what they want, and you have to remain silent or be shot, or ... you can build a silent army and fight back.
Soldiers, Airmen and equipment from the Delaware National Guard participate in the Wilmington Memorial Day parade
on May 30, 2014.
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(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy McDougall/Released).
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III MEF Band kicks off Tinian, Saipan remembrance festivities - Lance.
Cpl. John M. Rosal, left, strums his guitar while Lance Cpl. Michael C. Davis.
plays the drums June 11 during a welcoming reception barbeque to mark the start.
of the 70th Anniversary Reunion of Honor celebrations on Tinian. The.
celebrations tribute to both American and Japanese veterans of the battle of.
Saipan and Tinian during World War II..
Members of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band will be taking part in the.
ceremonies, a parade and various social events. Rosal is a guitarist and Davis.
is a percussionist with the III MEF Band. Rosal is a native of Florence, S.C.,
and Davis is Washington, D.C., native.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam B. Miller/Released
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By-line: Cpl. Adam Miller
By-line Title: III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific.
City: Tinian
Primary Location Code: MP
Country Name: Northern Mariana Islands
Credit: U.S. Marines
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And please don't forget the Vietnam vets- aging 'boomers' who have fallen through the cracks... there are still those who need help, support, and prayers...
Let's thank the VietNam war vet's. They were never thanked after they returned.
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