Robert Carl Bennett    Submitted by: The Bennett Family
Robert Carl Bennett
We would like to honor our husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Robert Carl Bennett of Holden for his exemplary service for our country during WWII.  Through his own words, this is

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Madalynne Cook Harding   Submitted by: Jaelynne Hathaway
Madalynne Cook Harding 1922-2002
I attended Weber College School of Nursing through Thomas D. Dee Hospital September 1941 through September 1944.  When I was in my third, and final, year of nurses training the US Government intr

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Allison Sabo   Submitted by: donald chandler
Sabo blowing bubbles
This is a photo of SPC Allison Sabo from Dco 1/211 AVN Task Force Pirate OEF V entertaining some kids from a Afghany village. We were at the village delivering humanitarian aid to the villagers.

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CW5 Layne Pace   Submitted by: donald chandler
Giving out Goodies
This is a photo I took of CW5 Layne Pace giving out some goodies to some Afghan kids who were visiting the base hospital. The location was on Bagram Airbase Afghanistan. CW5 Pace is a pilot with the 1

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Clyde Eggett   Submitted by: Clyde M. Eggett
How the Cold War Realy Ended
It couldn’t have been a more Utah Day if I had scheduled it myself. As a kid growing up in Utah, the 24th of July had always been a favorite holiday.  Remembering the Pioneers and seeing the Days

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Melvin Larsen   Submitted by: Chris M Larsen
Wartime History of Melvin Larsen
Melvin Larsen, May 23 1915 --December 4, 2001.  Melvin was inducted 1 October 1942 at Salt Lake City, Utah.  When he enlisted he was 27 years of age.  His occupation was bus driver for

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Leonard R Lewis   Submitted by: Sheryl Lewis
My tour with PT Squadron 28
My name is Leonard R Lewis.  At the time this picture was taken, my rank was Seaman 1st Class.  I spent most of my overseas time with PT Squadron 28 and was assigned to PT551 boat.  My

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Franklin C. Watts   Submitted by: jan watts
A Tribute to My Father
A Tribute to My Father   For 22yrs he sat in his apartment with the wounds of war still fresh in his mind. The war had left scars that would not heal, loss marriages, children and self. His fam

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jae-young yu   Submitted by: jae-young yu
stumbling-block&holy ghost teaching
first we knowed book of mormon is truth from holy ghost, thus this record I marked which received of holy ghost so people can came this record is truth, I lie not, because God bear it. this record re

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Jan Watts   Submitted by: Jan Watts
A tribute to my ancestors
As an American Native female retired veteran from the Army, I wanted to pay tribute to my father, my Uncles and my Grandfather’s of long ago. I have shared in their victories as many of you have as we

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Allen Dale June   Submitted by: commander Arnold Lano
Navajo Code Talker
Allen Dale June, West Valley City, Utah; and Lloyd Oliver, Phoenix, Ariz.  Joe Palmer, also one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers “The Congressional gold medal ceremony was held in the Capi

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Sidney Joe McPhie    Submitted by: Gaye McPhie
Sidney Joe McPhie
Sidney Joe McPhie of Heber City enlisted in the Marine Corps July 17, 1952.  He was honorably discharged on July 17, 1955 with the rank of sergeant.         Jo

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Bernie Hernandez   Submitted by: Bernie Hernandez
The Easter Tide Offensive 1972
The Easter Tide Offensive 1972 31 August 2006 The Easter Tide Offensive of 1972 began April 11, 1972 for the South Korean Tiger Division 1st Company 1st Armored Regiment in the An Khe Pass Central Hi

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John Anthony Quayle   Submitted by: Madeline Quayle
In Loving Memory of Anthony Quayle
I am pleased to write a tribute to my son, John Anthony Quayle, who died of cancer on 24 October 2002.  Six weeks after his diagnosis our family lost our son, little brother, uncle. Anthony wa

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Verdell Jacobson   Submitted by: Verdell Jacobson
Verdell Jacobson
When the war broke out we knew that most of us single men would be drafted, even though we worked for the critical industry of Kennecott Copper.  My best friend Joe Evans joined the Marines and w

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Dale L. Edgmand   Submitted by: Melanie Edgmand
My Father, My Hero
My father is a hero. I have heard this since before I even realized what a hero was. He served his country in Vietnam and was wounded trying to save others in the line of fire. As I grew older I beg

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Dean B. Algood   Submitted by: Michelle Seamons
Our Dad Our hero
"Not as lean, not as mean, still a Marine" this quote aptly describes our 86 year old dad Dean Algood from Rigby, Idaho. Not only is he a former Marine but also an ex-chief of police, championship box

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RKay Mower   Submitted by: Tamara Johnson
Military Experience of Staff Sergeant RKay Mower
Military Experience of Staff Sergeant RKay Mower       I entered the Military at age 18 and 2 weeks old, September, 1943.  I left Ft. Douglas shortly afterwards and was sent to

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Maurice (Morris) V. Wilson   Submitted by: Mary Wilson-Burkett
Our Dad--A Soldier, A Patrio
Our Dad—A Solider, A Patriot   By the time he graduated from high school in the mid-1930’s, our Dad, Maurice V. Wilson, had never been anywhere outside his home town of Bridgeton, New Jersey. T

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Virginia Kay    Submitted by:
Virginia Kay
Virginia Kay was born on April 29, 1922 in Provo.  She grew up in Heber City and later attended Brigham Young University.  She then completed nurse’s training at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake Ci

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Nathaniel Thomas “Tommy” Toole   Submitted by: Saundra Toole
Veterans Day
        Veterans Day is a day we pause to remember those that have served out country in the various branches of the armed services.  Every veteran has a story,

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Ray Rowley   Submitted by: Mary Lynn Done
World War II - Army
SERVED IN 255TH SIGNAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. STRUNG TELEPHONE LINES FROM PARKER, ARIZONA TO BLYTHE, CALIFORNIA. ALSO FROM DAWSON CREEK, ALBERTA, CANADA TO TANANA CROSSING NEAR FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. WAS I

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V. Robert Kelly   Submitted by: Louise K. Cheney
A Tribute to Virgil Robert Kelly M.D.
A Tribute to: Virgil Robert Kelly M.D. Bob was a senior at Carbon High School in Price, Utah on Dec 7, 1941 and only vaguely remembers the day itself. What he does remember is the first day of sc

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Clarence Stenquist   Submitted by: Lory V. Curtis, Ed.D.
Clarence Stenquist remembers his war experineces
Clarence Stenquist remembers his war experiences as related to his nephew Lory V. Curtis, Ed.D. on July 15, 2006     Clarence Stenquist served as a Navigator on a B-17, in the 328th Bomb

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George N. Mouskondis   Submitted by: Bill Mouskondis
George N. Mouskondis
The attached photo is of George N. Mouskondis.  He was a PFC Marine who served from 1942 to 1945.  He participated as a Mortar Man in several campaigns throughout the South Pacific. If a&nb

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Ernest M. Fontana   Submitted by: Nancy Hess
Tribute to the Greatest
ERNEST M FONTANA Ernest M Fontana enlisted in the U S Navy in New York City on March 12, 1940. He received his Boot Camp training at Newport, Rhode Island and attended Submarine School until July

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Allen M. Tibbitts and Thomas Kerr   Submitted by: Melissa Tibbitts
Paratrooper Pair Still Watches Out for Each Other
Not many of us are lucky enough to go through 65 years with a friend to watch our back, but in the case of Thomas Kerr and Allen M. Tibbitts the battlefields of World War II set the scene for a friend

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Cale LeRoy Cotten   Submitted by: Leslie Wanlass
Soldier on a Tractor
                                 

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William Gygi    Submitted by: Madge Gygi
William Gygi
William Gygi was drafted into the Army in February, 1941.  he was inducted at Fort Douglas where the only uniforms available were left over from WWI.  He was so embarrassed to wear it that h

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Marcellus Conkle   Submitted by: Becky Boberg
Young Warriors
     On the 5th day of May, 1943 my dad was inducted into the U.S. Navy, as a machinist Mate 3rd class.  He was 20 years old, cocky, and a good looking son-of-a-gun.  Two

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Ray Woolley   Submitted by: Jacquie Catten
European Campaign WWII
      Ray Woolley entered the military in July of 1943 and fought in Europe.  The movie “Saving Private Ryan” is very close to his war experiences.  He was on Utah B

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Blair Logan Keown   Submitted by: Elsie M. Keown
You are my hero!
I am a Gold Star Mother. My name is Elsie M. Keown. Blair, my eldest son, served in Vietnam. His name is on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.: Wall 54 Line 12. He served his country for f

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Phil Andersen   Submitted by: Dr. Barbara Andersen
Phil Andersen
It has taken me nearly a month to muster enough courage to contribute to this project.  My husband Phil Andersen died in April 2001.  I have felt that any of our generation, men or women vet

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Walker Neal Snyder    Submitted by: Walker Neal Snyder
Walker Neal Snyder
Walker Neal Snyder (Neal) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 21, 1925.  he was the eldest of three sons born of Guy and Kathryn O’Neill Snyder. Guy was an executive with Snyder Mines, a w

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Ralph Sanner   Submitted by: Bob Carr
Was reading the article on Dean Algood My dad was also a Marine on Cape Glocester and Hill 660 Would like make contact with his family I am a veteran Marine also and served During Korean War (Chosi

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Freedoms Not free
This is a photo that I took at a firing ranch of the US flag that we all wore on our uniforms while we were deployed to Bagram Airbase Afghanistan. The soldiers are from the 1/211th Aviation Task Forc

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Melvin Larsen   Submitted by: Chris M Larsen
Wartime History of Melvin Larsen
Melvin Larsen, May 23 1915 --December 4, 2001.  Melvin was inducted 1 October 1942 at Salt Lake City, Utah.  When he enlisted he was 27 years of age.  His occupation was bus driver for

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Brad and David Densley   Submitted by: Anonymous
Twins Serving the Marine Corps
Sergeants Brad and David Densley are veterans of the war in the Middle East. Both brothers have served in Operation Iraqi Freedom I-IV. They both enlisted into the United States Marine Corps shortly a

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   Submitted by: Janet Dolar
Sacrifice
Below is a poem written by Scott Dolar that is published in the International Library of Poetry.  Scott is currently an AirForce ROTC Cadet at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University obtaining a deg

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Captain Harry Hagans   Submitted by: Bruce Hagans
One of Many
Captain Harold (Harry) F. Hagans:  Enlisted in the Marine Corps in September 1942.  After boot camp in San Diego, Calif., he applied for Aviation Machinist Mate School and graduated in May 1

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John Coon   Submitted by: Judy Coon
"The Terrible Ute"
“The Terrible Ute”               I entered the Air Force several days after Pearl Harbor.  I did my training at Shepherd Field in Wic

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Iannis   Submitted by: Iannis
Iannis



Dean B. Algood   Submitted by: Michelle Seamons
second picture to go with Dean Algood story
If you are able to use a second picture this is of Dean Algood at the WWII memorial in Washington DC in April of  2005.

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Dustin Troyer   Submitted by: Melissa Troyer
Military Life
My husband is Active duty Air Force and we are currently living overseas. He has done so many great things and really enjoys serving for his country and feels that it is the right thing to do. That is

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Axcell Marshall   Submitted by: Mike Bender
Axcell Marshall - Ironman
Prior to Pearl Harbor the Battleship Navy was based in San Pedro, Calif.  Battleships like the USS California, USS Iowa, USS Pennsylvania, USS Nevada, USS Arixona, USS Tennessee, and others compe

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Paul Lemoine   Submitted by: Kristy Hyatt
My Dad - Grandpa - Grandpa Great
  My Father, like so many of “The Best Generation”, left high school prior to graduation, to join the Navy at age 17 in January 1944.  After joining the Navy, he elected to go to Torpedo Sc

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V. Robert Kelly   Submitted by: Louise K. Cheney
A Tribute to Virgil Robert Kelly M.D.
A Tribute to: Virgil Robert Kelly M.D. Bob was a senior at Carbon High School in Price, Utah on Dec 7, 1941 and only vaguely remembers the day itself. What he does remember is the first day of sc

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MMCS(SW) (ret) Norman GIllen   Submitted by: Norman Gillen
Join the Navy and...
I had traveled less than sixty miles from my hometown of Onsted, Michigan before joining the Navy in 1974.  Duty took me tens of thousands of miles from that time until moving to Tooele in 2000

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Clarence Stenquist   Submitted by: Lory V. Curtis, Ed.D.
Clarence Stenquist remembers his war experineces
Clarence Stenquist remembers his war experiences as related to his nephew Lory V. Curtis, Ed.D. on July 15, 2006     Clarence Stenquist served as a Navigator on a B-17, in the 328th Bomb

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SSgt. Patrick Ryan Pentico    Submitted by: Susie Hatch
A Condensed Life
A Condensed Life   SSgt. Patrick Ryan Pentico “Tico”     Patrick was born on March 30, 1973 in Phoenix, AZ and was raised in southern Utah with frequent stays in Salt Lake City to

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Wayne L. Cable   Submitted by: Claudine Cable
Remembering Some Military Experiences
Because I had graduated with a degree in Physical Education and Health, by MOS turned out to be Physical Therapy Technician, and I was assigned to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. I was in the

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Richard C. Peeples   Submitted by: Diane Kamp
"The Best Platoon Sargeant the Marine Corp. Ever Had!"
                   PLATOON SARGEANT RICHARD C. (Dick) PEEPLES         

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joe russel peck,ray keith lanier   Submitted by: r.s.lanier
family vets
this is my heritage,and not a vet,my country tis of thee,my religion teaches me freedom of all given at birth by god. one cousin went to vietnam,one uncle served in world war II,and many uncles woun

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Dennis Christian   Submitted by: Melissa Tibbitts
Military History of LTC Dennis C. Christian
At the age of 25 I joined “G” Battery of the 222nd Field Artillery for 1 year. This was a newly formed unit of the Utah National Guard.  We were activated and sent to San Luis Obispo, California,

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Richard Harold Hansen   Submitted by: sandra heil
our father and grandfather
Our Father and Grandfather, Richard Harold Hansen is a veteran of World War 2.  He survived the Bataan Death March and also being transported to Japan on a "hell ship." He suffered for thre

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Douglas Williams Farfel   Submitted by: Bridget Farfel
A tribute to dad...
In the summer of 1966 my father, Douglas Williams Farfel, enlisted in the United States Army where he went to flight school and became a helicopter pilot. He served two tours in Vietnam flying reconna

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Owen D Nelson   Submitted by: DeLores Nelson
Veteran Tribute
Owen D. Nelson 71st Infantry Division Born July 22nd 1925 Died September 11th 2001        Owen was drafted into the army when he was 18 years old in 1943.  He r

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Owen D Nelson   Submitted by: DeLores Nelson
Tribute To Owen
Owen D. Nelson 71st Infantry Division Born July 22nd 1925 Died September 11th 2001        Owen was drafted into the army when he was 18 years old in 1943.  He re

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Donald N. Nish, II & David M. Nish   Submitted by: Donald N. Nish
Thanks to my sons
As their father I am deeply greatful for their service to this great counrty while serving in Iraq and Kuwait.  They sacrificed that we may be safe from the problems they are having over the

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Dennis C. Christian   Submitted by: Amanda Tibbitts
Keeping things running in the South Pacific
At the age of 25 I joined “G” Battery of the 222nd Field Artillery for 1 year. This was a newly formed unit of the Utah National Guard.  We were activated and sent to San Luis Obispo, California,

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Willard George Atkin Jr.   Submitted by: Heather Atkin
Willard George Atkin Jr.
Willard George Atkin Jr. fought in the Pacific in WWII where he led a cannon company that supported the infantry on the front lines.  Island hopping from Hawaii to other islands in the Pac

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Charles W. Robins   Submitted by: Shirley Robins
Our Hero
On July 15, 1943 Charles Robins joined the Army Air Force at age 18.  After training at Buckley Field, Colorado he left for overseas where he was a member of the 603rd Bomb Squadron and the 398th

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1st Sgt Nick A. Lopez   Submitted by: Carmen Voegeli
ONE TOUGH MARINE!
Nick Lopez was born in Ogden, Utah in 1965. He enlisted In the United States Marine Corps at 19 and was sent to Recruit Training at Parris Island, So. Carolina, being a Marine was a life long dream. P

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Murray S. Moffat Jr.   Submitted by: Steve, Kailey, and Holly
A Tribute to our Dad
Here is another picture to go with the story we just submitted if you have room. Thanks!

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Ralf   Submitted by: Ralf
Ralf



requested not to use his name   Submitted by: Gerrie Dowdle
Flying Spitfires in the Royal Canadian Air Force
This is one of many stories about “Bud” while serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) during WWII. A young man of 18 years and living in Cardston, Alberta Canada, Bud had reached the age o

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Nick Behling   Submitted by: Sandra Behling
Nick Behling
My son graduated from Basic Training on Sept. 8, 2005 and our family flew out to attend the ceremonies.  We traveled anxiously because we were leaving our daughter who was 9  months pregnant

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Marcellus Conkle   Submitted by: Becky Boberg
Young Warriors
     On the 5th day of May, 1943 my dad was inducted into the U.S. Navy, as a machinist Mate 3rd class.  He was 20 years old, cocky, and a good looking son-of-a-gun.  Two

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Bill   Submitted by: Bill
Bill



Bill   Submitted by: Bill
Bill



Vance L. Smith   Submitted by: Sharron Smith
Our Hero
Sgt E-5 Vance L Smith: Vance served in the US Army Battery D, 1st Battalion, (AW) (SP) 44th Artillery from June 1966-May 1968.  He served in the  Vietnam war May 1967-May 1968, He was with

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Ssgt. Patrick Ryan Pentico   Submitted by: Susie Hatch
A Condensed Life
(PLEASE USE THIS ONE) A Condensed Life   SSgt. Patrick Ryan Pentico “Tico”     Patrick was born on March 30, 1973 in Phoenix, AZ and was raised in southern Utah with frequent sta

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John   Submitted by: John
John



Bill   Submitted by: Bill
Bill



PFC Dan Dolan   Submitted by: fay dolan
in loving memory of PFC Dan Dolan
My son, PFC Dan Dolan was killed in Iraq on August 27, 2006 when his striker was hit by an I E D { improvised explosive device ] .He was only 19 years old and one month shy of his 20th birthday. Dan

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Bill   Submitted by: Bill
Bill



Jack Whipple   Submitted by: Liz Wetmore
My Hero and the Horizon
My Dad was always a hero.  I knew this before I knew about the European Theatre, planes that flew on silent wings, or soldiers hanging from French church steeples.   I always knew my hero

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Junior John (Jack) Leydens   Submitted by: Saundra Toole
To All Veterans
        Junior John (Jack) Leydens was born in Iowa and raised on a farm.  He was one of seventeen children born to John and Bessie Leydens. He enlisted and ent

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Eugene Price   Submitted by: Eugene Price
Eugene Price
         I was drafted into the Army on November 23, 1943.  I volunteered for eth Army Air Corps as a cadet aviator.  I was transferred to Buckley Air

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Thomas Larkin   Submitted by: Thomas Larkin
Thomas Larkin
The anti-aircraft fire was exploding all around us.  The bridge we had just finished bombing was way down in the valley near the French/Italian border, but the guns firing at us were up on the mo

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Albert C. Middlemiss   Submitted by: Warren Bitter
"Chick " Airborne Engineer
ALBERT C. MIDDLEMISS “CHICK” 82ND AIRBORNE 307TH ENGINEERS COMPANY C 1st Platoon   Albert Middlesmiss was born July 27th, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Albert was high spirited, fearle

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WALLACE (WALLY) EARL LUDERMAN   Submitted by: Karen Luderman Bettilyon
Military History
Wallace (Wally) Earl Luderman was born in Hamilton, Montana on December 19, 1920.  He lived in Bridger and Billings, Montana until 1937 when he moved with his family to Greybull, Wyoming. After h

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Virgil Nay   Submitted by: Virgil Nay
Virgil Nay
As the whole nation geared up and mobilized for war, not only against Japan but the other Axis Powers, Germany and Italy, our lives and goals changed drastically.  Initially, we stayed glued to t

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Tommy Toole   Submitted by: Saundra Toole
Tommy Toole
Veterans Day is a day we pause to remember those that have served out country in the various branches of the armed services.  Every veteran has a story, but some of them don’t talk about heir exp

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Except of an Ann Landers letter sent in from a reader   Submitted by: Beverly Plant
The Military Wife
The good Lord was creating a model for military wives and was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared. She said, “Lord, you seem to e having a lot of trouble with this one.  What’s

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Merl Haynes   Submitted by: Katherine Haynes Blevins
Merl Haynes
My dad, Merl Haynes, didn’t bring home a Purple Heart, or a Medal of Honor, but he did his job for four years, and came home having never taken a life or even fired a shot.  That does not make me

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Lonnie Moseley    Submitted by: Lonnie Moseley
Lonnie Moseley
Lonnie Moseley is a veteran of three wars.  In WWII Moseley flew a P-47 Thunderbolt out of England.  In Korea he flew the small L-5 and L-16 airplanes.  In Vietnam he served as a staff

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George Douglas Davis    Submitted by: George Douglas Davis
George Douglas Davis
George Douglas Davis is the son of George H. and Rhea Davis.  He was born in Dividend, 21 Oct 1930.  He joined the Air Force on 10 August 1951.  His basic training was in San Antonio, T

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Dana G. Colla    Submitted by: Dana G. Colla
Dana G. Colla
Dana G. Colla was born in Portland, Oregon on 19 March 1947.  Dana is the daughter of Daniel Gamble and Iris Davis Hamilton.  She is the grand-daughter of George H. and Rhea Davis.  &

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Howard Allen    Submitted by: Howard Allen
Howard Allen
Howard Allen is the son of Lewis and Viva Allen and was born 29 November 1928.  He married Georgia Davis and is father to two daughters.  On 7 December 1941 he recalls he was playing with hi

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Howard Daley ‘Dale’ Davis   Submitted by: Howard Daley ‘Dale’ Davis
Howard Daley ‘Dale’ Davis
Howard Daley ‘Dale’ Davis was born 12 April 1923 to George H and Rhea D. Davis.  He spent many of his early years in Dividend, Utah.  He attended school in Goshen and Payson, graduating from

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George H. Davis    Submitted by: George H. Davis
George H. Davis
George H. Davis was born 16 January 1897 in Benjamin.  He is the son of John C. Davis and Mary Jane Herbert.  He joined the Marines 10 June 1918 for the duration of WWI.  He enlisted at

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Douglas Dangerfield   Submitted by: Craig Dangerfield & family
Douglas Dangerfield
Our dad, Douglas Dangerfield, was so devoted to his country and wanting to serve so bad, he tried 4 branches of the service and was turned down due to having bad leg problems.  He went to his doc

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Ed Rawley    Submitted by: Ed Rawley
Ed Rawley
Ed Rawley was born on February 14, 1917 in New York City.  He grew there, New Jersey, and upstate New York.  He joined the military in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor and received pil

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Sgt. Christensen    Submitted by:
Sgt. Christensen
During the Veteran’s celebration at our school, Ms. Zizumbo’s fifth grade class had a fantastic opportunity of having Sergeant Christensen as a guest speaker.  He enthusiastically shared some val

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Grant Cullimore   Submitted by: Barbara Jones
Grant Cullimore
Grant Cullimore, now 85 years old, spent approximately two years as a young man, fighting in the Pacific Theater, including Okinawa and Guam.  He enlisted in the Marine Reserves of the National G

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60 Years of Distinguished Service
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Air National Guard reaches a milestone of 60 years of distinguished service to the community, state and nation on Saturday November 18th. The Utah ANG was founded on Novembe

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Bill Fullmer   Submitted by: Bill Fullmer
Bill Fullmer
I was born October 4, 1925 in Salt Lake City.  I graduated from West High School in June 1943.  I had two brothers in the service.  One was in a tank division in Europe and the other on

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Bill Jarvis   Submitted by: Bill Jarvis
Bill Jarvis
My father is a war hero, at least in my eyes.  He graduated from west High School in June 1941.  He enlisted in the Navy in Spetember 1941 at 17, just a kid.  He had to grow up fast and

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Bob Runnels   Submitted by: Marian Runnells
Bob Runnels
My favorite veteran is Bob Runnels. My husband of 63 years was 16 when WWII began.  After graduating from high school at 17, Bob enlisted in the Army Air Corps.  A few weeks after turning 18

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Jim Collvins   Submitted by: Georgie
Cancer
               My husband wrote this and sent to senators and congressmen.  Being a veteran doesn’t mean much anymore, even when th

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Dr. Dale Alvin Sundstrom   Submitted by: Beth Sundstrom
Dr. Dale Alvin Sundstrom
This is a tribute to all veterans, particularly, Limited Service Veterans, one of who was my husband, the late Dr. Dale Alvin Sundstrom.  Dale’s Physical restrictions were due to loss of sight in

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Kendall Smith    Submitted by:
Kendall Smith
Just before his 18th birthday, Kendall Smith went off to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II.   Stationed out of San Diego, CA.  During his time in the navy he traveled throughou

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Kennan Milch   Submitted by: Shauri Milch
Kennan Milch
I would like to share with you the story of my hero.  He is my husband, Kennan Milch.  He retired from the Navy in 2002 after 20 years of dedicated service.  Over the years he filled ma

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Kent Andrew Smith   Submitted by: David Smith
Kent Andrew Smith
Forty Years ago my big brother died, his name is Kent Andrew Smith, a sergeant in the Marine Corps. Kent was killed in action on July 20, 1966 near Da Nang South Vietnam.  He was on patrol with h

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Larry Hyatt   Submitted by: Larry Hyatt
Larry Hyatt
I had my college education interrupted by a call from our government.  I spent 16 weeks training in Fort Ord California then shipped out to Korea and ended up driving a 6 x 6 truck from Inchon to

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Larry Hyatt   Submitted by: Larry Hyatt
Larry Hyatt
I had my college education interrupted by a call from our government.  I spent 16 weeks training in Fort Ord California then shipped out to Korea and ended up driving a 6 x 6 truck from Inchon to

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Leo Baddley   Submitted by: P.A. Baddley
Leo Baddley
My father, Leo Baddley, served his country during WWI.  He was awarded the Croix de Guerre from the French government for his bravery in combat. During the evening of October 30th, 1918 Master Si

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Leo W. Hardy   Submitted by: Margaret Hardy Player
Leo W. Hardy
This is a tribute to my father, Leo W. Hardy.  He served in WWII in the Pacific Theater from 1940-1945.  He was commissioned an officer in the infantry in September 1942.  I was born in

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Leon Sheppick   Submitted by: Leon Sheppick
Leon Sheppick
I enlisted in the Navy in October 1942.  I went to boot camp in San Diego before being assigned on the U.S.S. Selfridge in Sydney Australia.  It was a huge 346 foot destroyer. While on patro

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Maylen Madsen   Submitted by: Maylen Madsen
Maylen Madsen
As the conflict in Korea was winding down with peace talks under way the Chinese made several last ditch attempts to inflict as much damage as possible before the armistice could be signed.  &nb

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   Submitted by: Gloria Merrill Hauk
Gloria Merrill Hauk
Dear Tracy & Brian,                 This has been a most unusual and unexpected morning for me.  After glancing at the

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Michael Bilello   Submitted by: Michael Bilello
Michael Bilello
Guam, Saipan, and Okinawa.  The names of these islands will recall some of the desperate Pacific battles fought during WWII.         Among the thousands of shi

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   Submitted by: Reed Wright
MY DAD WAS THERE
An ominous time.  A menacing weather-weary day.  A dark, cold day with only periodic breaks in the stormy gloom.  Foul weather had been churning the waters of this region for some days.

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Parley Christensen    Submitted by: Jennifer Bitter
Parley Christensen
Parley Christensen began his service to his country in May 1898 when he enlisted at Fort Douglas with Battery A, Battalion Utah Light Artillery.  He served with them in the Philippines during the

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Julius ‘Dee’ Shepard   Submitted by: Anne Shepard
Julius ‘Dee’ Shepard
Julius ‘Dee’ Shepard’s military career started on February 27, 1942, when he volunteered and joined the Army Air Corps.  He was working as head inspector at the 37mm plant when he joined the Army

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Keith “KC” Haws    Submitted by:
Keith “KC” Haws
Keith “KC” Haws was born and raised in Logan.  After graduating from Logan High School he enrolled at Utah State College and enlisted in the Army Air Corps Cadet program on September 17, 1942.&nb

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Rex Willden    Submitted by: Rex Willden
Rex Willden
Rex Willden enlisted in the Army in 1950.  His training was provided at Fort Knox Kentucky and then he was shipped to Korea in early 1951.  Rex was assigned to the 89th medium tank battalion

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Richard M. Webb   Submitted by: Colton Pratt
Richard M. Webb
One night, during WWII, my great-grandpa (Richard M. Webb) was surrounded by Japanese soldiers, he was not allowed to shoot them and he was out numbered.  They had a big coconut tree that was cov

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RKay Mower   Submitted by: RKay Mower
RKay Mower
I entered the military at age 18 years and two weeks in September 1943. After almost a year training as a squad leader and gunner on the 81 Heavy Duty Mortar we were shipped to England.  In Octob

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   Submitted by: Beverly Plant
The Military Wife
Except of an Ann Landers letter sent in from a reader           The good Lord was creating a model for military wives and was into his sixth day of overtime w

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William Higbee   Submitted by: Brian Higbee
William Higbee
        William Higbee passed away on November 22, 2005 at the age of 83.  He was a direct descendant of John S. Higbee who was a scout and hunter in the first

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Albert Middlemiss    Submitted by: Warren Bitter
Albert Middlemiss
Albert Middlemiss was born July 27th, 1921 in Salt Lake City. He was high spirited, fearless and a bit on the wild side.  He was also very kind, loving and devoted to family and friends.  &

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LaRae Liddiard   Submitted by: Ann Curtis
LaRae Liddiard
I am Ann Curtis, the youngest sister of LaRae Liddiard.  LaRae was the oldest so I do not have many memories of my brother.  This tribute is being written from information I have gathered ov

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Junior John (Jack) Leydens    Submitted by: Saundra Toole
Junior John (Jack) Leydens
Junior John (Jack) Leydens was born in Iowa and raised on a farm.  He was one of seventeen children born to John and Bessie Leydens. He enlisted and entered the war as a member of the 509th Parac

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William Higbee    Submitted by: Brian Higbee
William Higbee
William Higbee passed away on November 22, 2005 at the age of 83.  He was a direct descendant of John S. Higbee who was a scout and hunter in the first wagon train in the valley with Brigham Youn

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James Ogden    Submitted by: Kathy Ogden
James Ogden
I believe my husband James Ogden is one of this nation’s unsung heroes.  Jim, a native of Salt Lake City entered the Marine Corps in October 1961.  He spent the next 21 years of his life dev

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Daryl Daley Davis    Submitted by: Daryl Daley Davis
Daryl Daley Davis
Daryl Daley Davis is the son of George H and Rhea Davis.  He was born 9 March 1929.  He graduated from Payson High School.  He was in the Air Force 1948-1952.  His basic training w

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Guillermo Rivera    Submitted by: Guillermo Rivera
Guillermo Rivera
        Guillermo Rivera served honorably in the Army for 24 years, in the Korean and Vietnam wars.  He enlisted on September 10, 1950 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico,

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   Submitted by: Bill Limb
“4” Blue Stars and “Sis”
What a wonderful extra warm sunny day.  It was a beautiful shirtsleeve early December day.  We, my family and I, were enjoying better times as the depression was waning. Our home was on the

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John Arthur Davis    Submitted by: John Arthur Davis
John Arthur Davis
John Arthur Davis was born on 23 May 1922 in Payson to George H and Rhea D. Davis.  He joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 at the age of 18.  He was trained at Scott Field in Illinois as a Rad

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Don Edmonds Goodfellow    Submitted by: Eloise Goodfellow Luderman
Don Edmonds Goodfellow
Don Edmonds Goodfellow was born in Bountiful on February 26, 1924.  He attended Davis county schools and graduated in May 1942. This area was mostly farms and Don and the other boys living here l

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Douglas Williams Farfel   Submitted by: Bridget, Michael and Casey
Douglas Williams Farfel
In the summer of 1966 my father Douglas Williams Farfel, enlisted in the Army where he went to flight school and became a helicopter pilot.  He served two tours in Vietnam flying reconnaissance m

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   Submitted by: Darlene Gilbert Hirschi
three sons and a daughter
The four-star service flag in the window told that the Gilbert family of Riverton had four members serving, three sons and a daughter.  Margaret Gilbert served on the Navy hospital staff at Farra

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Grant Bitter    Submitted by:
Grant Bitter
Grant Bitter enlisted in the Navy in October 1944.  His basic training was at the Naval Training Center in Farragut, Idaho.  After basic training, he attended intensive training school in ra

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Lt. Stillman Jacob Harding   Submitted by: Jaelynne Hathaway
Military Experiences of Lt. Stillman Jacob Harding
During the summer of 1940, there was a lot of talk in Congress of drafting young men for the army because of the war going on in Europe. I decided to join the Utah National Guard—222nd Field Artillery

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Robert Howell   Submitted by: Marlene Howell
Robert "Rick" Howell
        Robert ‘Rick’ Howell served three tours in Vietnam.  He enlisted in the Army in September 1966.  Rick was assigned to the Qui Nhon Ammunitio

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Steve Amicone, Jr.   Submitted by: Dan Amicone
Steve Amicone, Jr.
My father, Steve Amicone, Jr., served with the 161st Infantry Regiment of the 25th Infantry Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.  He saw combat in four campaigns of the Asiatic-Pa

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Wallace Butterfield   Submitted by: Wallace Butterfield
Wallace Butterfield
        I was inducted in the Army March 13, 1944 at Ft. Douglas, Utah.  I went off to infantry training Camp Fannin and Camp Howze, Texas then to Camp Atterbur

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William T. Holmes   Submitted by: Tim Holmes
William T. Holmes
        The following was written by my father, William T. Holmes, a Utah veteran from Minersville, Utah, born May 19, 1926.       &nb

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Robert Bradley   Submitted by: Gene Bradley
Robert Bradley
        “I was drafted before finishing high school.  I had a choice of services and chose the Navy along with a couple of my friends from Park City.  As I

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Roy Monroe Langdon, Jr.   Submitted by: The Langdon Family
Roy Langdon
        He laughed; he joked; he sang; he acted; he helped others; and he worked hard.             Roy Monroe

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Leland A. "Sonny" Walker, Jr.   Submitted by: Katherine Jane Stumm Walker
Sonny Walker
        When Officers of the United States Army Air Corp were recruiting in Salt Lake City in the spring of 1940, some members of the Sigma Chi Fraternity – all seni

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Newell Anderson   Submitted by: Randall Anderson
Newell Anderson
To the family and friends of 2nd Lieutenant Newell Anderson           I, like maybe many of you, have always been interested in the circumstances and events

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Ralph E. Goodell   Submitted by: Margaret (Peg) Goodell
Ralph Goodell
        My husband died on February 6, 2006.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force for 34+ years.  He was a Lt Colonel who was loved by all his troops –

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Leonard Romney   Submitted by: Leonard Romney
Leonard Romney
        When I was a boy, we lived in Salt Lake City on the south side of 5th South, just west of 12th East.  There was a large grassy area in front of our home

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Cpl. Matthew Reed Smith   Submitted by: Colleen F. Parkin
Cpl. Matthew Reed Smith
        January 25th 2005 was a cold day.  I have heard, via the radio, of a helicopter crash in Iraq.  I rush to my computer and send an e-mail to my son

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Merlin Oswald Smith   Submitted by: Robynn Sisam
In Defense Of Freedom
In Defense of Freedom             My Father, Seaman First Class Merlin Oswald Smith served on the USS Caribou IX144 during World War II. He left school

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Keith V. Otteson   Submitted by: Gina Fisher
Keith V. Otteson
        The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Ensign Keith V. Otteson, United States Naval Rese

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Aaron Levi Parks   Submitted by: Linda Jordan
Aaron Levi Parks
        When Aaron Levi Parks and his wife Helen heard the news on the radio that Japan had launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, they looked a

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Brothers Johnsen   Submitted by: Shirley Johnsen
Five Brothers Serve In One War
Five Brothers Serve in One War           One by one, the sons of Ervin and Ida Johnsen left their home in Salt Lake City and went off to war.&n

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Captains Gray   Submitted by:
Owners Hand Motor Plant Company To Army, Take War Posts
Owners Hand Motor Plant to Army, Take War Posts           Four Salt Lake brothers answered Uncle Sam’s call for an “all out for victory” respon

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Clifford Lloyd Erickson   Submitted by: Dorothy Lloyd
Clifford Lloyd Erickson
        Clifford Lloyd Erickson was born on 25 April 1922 in Tooele.  After graduating from Tooele High School in 1940 he worked at the Tooele Internatio

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David Buck   Submitted by: David Buck
Duty, Honor, Country
Duty, Honor, Country           They were the poetic words of our first five-star general, Douglas Macarthur at West Point Graduation.  Whe

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Ralf   Submitted by: Ralf
Ralf



Colonel Gary Roy Stephens   Submitted by: Gary Roy Stephens
Colonel Gary Roy Stephens
        Private Roy Clinton Grow, US Army, my grandfather and descendent of Henry Grow, architect of the Mormon Tabernacle, enlisted in the National Guard at 1

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   Submitted by: Egon W. E. Boldt
WW II - Viewed From The Other Side
WW II - Viewed From the Other Side         Thanks be to those Men and Women of the Armed Forces who liberated my family and the German people from that t

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