Horwitz, Sam
Samantha (Sam) Horwitz Former United States Secret Service Agent Grand Saline, Tx. NOTE: In this article the writer uses the term…
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Carter, E.K.
U.S. Army, Van, Tx. “I was born on November 30, 1928, in Sims, Arkansas, located west of Hot Springs. I had…
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Ginger Pickett, U.S. Navy
Canton, Tx. EARLY DAYS: “I was born in 1971 in Teague, Texas. I had one brother who was five years younger…
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Long, Jeff
Jeff Long, Wills Point, U.S. Army Early Days: “I was an only child, and I was born June 1st, 1984, in…
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Forgue, Tommy
Forgue, Tommy Veteran’s Service Officer (VSO) Van Zandt County, Texas U.S. 10th Mountain Division (Special Forces) Canton, Texas Tommy was in…
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Hetzel, Jack Dr.
DR. JACK HETZEL, WW2 Army Veteran, Tyler, Tx. Jack was born on November 18th, 1921, in West Monroe, Louisiana. His family…
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Brewer, Mac
“On September 1st , 1942 I was sworn into the U.S. Navy. The draft was going on but I volunteered. I was a draft dodger,” he laughed. I had some experience working on airplanes so I started off as a 3rd class Petty Officer. I still wanted to be a fighter pilot. I don’t know why, I just wanted to be a fighter pilot,”
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Golden, James
“We had this big Platoon Sargant come in and tell us about the thousands of North Koreans that were just ahead of us. I had read stories about the North Koreans coming in with knives and cutting the tents and coming in and getting you. They put us in a tent and I didn’t sleep a wink. I was scared.”
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Abrams, Willis
Willis went to jump school and was in great shape. “If the Sergeant said drop and give him 10. I gave one to the Sergeant, one for his mother, his baby brother and even him.” Willis was starting to become a hardened soldier in the United States Army Special Forces.
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Yarborough, Yogi
I went to boot camp in Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. I kind of liked boot camp. Working in construction and outside summers it wasn’t a problem for me. I was in good shape.
