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  • The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Hubert "Hub" Zemke and "Zemke's WolfPack" (1943-45) - July 9th, 2003

    07/09/2003 12:00:44 AM PDT · by SAMWolf · 155 replies · 3,512+ views
    Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...
  • On wings of thunder

    05/25/2003 5:13:13 AM PDT · by knighthawk · 2 replies · 176+ views
    AZCentral ^ | May 25 2003 | Charles Kelly/The Arizona Republic
    When Lt. Grant Turley, 21, was shot down over Germany on March 6, 1944, he was carrying a four-leaf clover, a photo of his wife and a lock of his horse's mane. Turley, the fighter pilot who was Arizona's first ace in World War II, is cherished as much for his humanity as for his heroics. His siblings recall that this tall, lean cowboy from Aripine was quiet and generous, that he would lend his brother Stan $5 for socializing and be satisfied to be paid back only $3 because, he would tell Stan, "you need it more than I...