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A soldier's story : Veterans Day has special meaning for one man

11/11/2004 12:15:25 PM PST · by SandRat · 3 replies · 756+ views
Sierra Vista Herald, Sierra Vista Arizona ^ | 11/11/04 | Bill Hess

SIERRA VISTA - Sixty years ago today, Dennis C. Jones was relaxing. He had taken a shower, shaved and eaten. It was Armistice Day - as today's Veterans Day is called. But for Jones - Casey to his friends - Nov. 11, 1944, was far from idyllic. There was no armistice the day Jones took a break on Panay Island in the Philippines. The area was still under Japanese control as he and a few other airmen made their way up the island - a 35-day trip - to where they would board a submarine to be taken to Australia....
The FReeper Foxhole Profiles General George Kenney - Sep. 13th, 2004

09/12/2004 11:19:43 PM PDT · by SAMWolf · 156 replies · 2,228+ views
www.afa.org ^ | April 2002 | Herman S. Wolk

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... . U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. . . Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family...
The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Donald Blakeslee and Battle of Germany (1944) - Jul. 7th, 2004

07/07/2004 12:00:23 AM PDT · by SAMWolf · 122 replies · 4,612+ views
www.elknet.pl ^ | Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. Welcome to "Warrior Wednesday" Where the Freeper Foxhole introduces a different...
The FReeper Foxhole Profiles General "Jimmy" Doolittle - Mar 8th, 2004

03/08/2004 12:00:08 AM PST · by SAMWolf · 95 replies · 46,485+ views
www.militarymuseum.org ^ | Norman S. Marshall and Mark J. Denger

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... . U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. . . Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family...
The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Col Kurtz and The B-17D "Swoose" (1941 - 1953)- Feb.18th, 2004

02/18/2004 12:00:09 AM PST · by SAMWolf · 143 replies · 9,576+ views
www.nasm.si.edu ^

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. Welcome to "Warrior Wednesday" Where the Freeper Foxhole introduces a different...
The FReeper Foxhole Profiles General Carl "Tooey" Spaatz - Feb. 9th, 2004

02/09/2004 12:01:45 AM PST · by SAMWolf · 141 replies · 7,747+ views
Wright Patterson AF Museum ^

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... . U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. . . Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family...
The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Brig. Gen. William Mitchell - Dec. 15th, 2003

12/15/2003 12:00:08 AM PST · by SAMWolf · 123 replies · 1,596+ views
Aviation History Magazine ^ | September 1997 | C.V. Glines

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... . U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. . . Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family...
The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Col Tice & The Unofficial Surrender of Japan(8/25/45)-Nov. 26th, 2003

11/26/2003 12:03:05 AM PST · by SAMWolf · 163 replies · 1,967+ views
users.bournemouth-net.co.uk/~levesley ^ | Clay Tice Jr

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. Welcome to "Warrior Wednesday" Where the Freeper Foxhole introduces a different...
The FReeper Foxhole Studies Aerial Delivery and Field Services - November 14th, 2003

11/14/2003 3:30:02 AM PST · by snippy_about_it · 117 replies · 4,089+ views
http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/ ^

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel...
The FReeper Foxhole Remembers the Recovery of the "Lady Be Good" crew - Oct. 10th, 2003

10/10/2003 3:31:14 AM PDT · by snippy_about_it · 113 replies · 2,303+ views
various educational sources ^

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel...
The FReeper Foxhole Remembers the Invasion of Japan - Operation Olympic(11/1/1945) - Aug. 15th, 2003

08/15/2003 12:00:16 AM PDT · by SAMWolf · 89 replies · 3,045+ views
pearlharborsurvivorsonline.org ^ | Haile H Jaekel/James Martin Davis

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. God Bless America...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members...
'43 bomber crash victims honored

06/17/2003 7:55:24 PM PDT · by GATOR NAVY · 4 replies · 170+ views
Boston Globe ^ | 15 June 03 | Don Phillips

WASHINGTON -- ''I put the men on the ship,'' the diary read, ''and so had a direct part in sealing their fate. Also, I was at the scene of the crash and saw the mangled bodies, killed while flying at 200 miles per hour. Terrible.'' Robert Cutler always knew his father nursed a searing memory from his time in Australia during World War II. But his father never spoke of it, beyond a few indirect references. ''Always sit in the back of the plane,'' he would warn his son, and, darkly, ''I don't trust military maintenance.'' The son never pressed....