As a proud former Coast Guardsman I thank you for todays topic! Tradition runs deep in the Guard. If ever a man wants to become a real mariner thats the outfit that will teach him the trade. My father went in on Omaha with the 35th Division. He made it to the outskirts of St. Lo before he was wounded by shrapnel. On the way back to the beach to be evacuated to England the jeep he was in was hit and he was wounded again. Two Purple Hearts in the space of a few hours. Thank God he lived or I wouldn’t be here to write about it.
Semper Paratus!
We are thankful for your dad and you. Thanks for the information. How goes the re-enacting business?