Veterans Day was celebrated on November 11. This year, we decided to honor our veterans by telling their stories. We wanted to know what it was like to have served our country. We were curious about training, daily schedules, and friends. We wondered about war. Read the following posts to hear more about our interviews with our Veteran friends.
Sebastian with Terry Tillery, US Marines
Skylar's grandfather, US Navy
My father-in-law, Donald Flinn, served in the Army as a first sergeant from 1950 to 1970. He served in the Vietnam and Korean Wars. He helped to make sure that the supplies got to the soldiers who were fighting. Once, he was injured when a piece of shrapnel from a bomb hit the convoy he was leading. He won a Purple Heart Medal for that. Mr. Flinn said that he made a lot of great friends in the Army, but he was glad to retire.
ReplyDeleteMy veteran was Peggy she was an Intelligence Analyst. She served for 6 years, 5 months and 24 days. At first she was home sick, then she really liked it. Her favorite part was meeting new people. She went to places like Holabird in Baltimore, MD and Ft. Bragg , NC.
ReplyDeleteToday I interviewed my grandpa David, who is "not one for blogs." He was in the Navy. He started when he was 25, which was in the year of 1967 and he retired in 1979 and he was 37. Grandpa joined because it helped him get the education to be the doctor he is now. I learned that the Navy paid for him to go to medical school. He said his best experience was going to San Diego, because of the beautiful weather there.
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ReplyDeleteI interviewed a veteran named Luke Russell. He is a U.S Navy pilot. He served the military for 13 years and 3 months. The war that he was in was the Iraq war of 2003. He got very many air force medals and a few U.S Navy awards. Luke Russell has a lot of special friends and some of them are in different forces. That is what I got to learn in the interview with Luke Russell.
My Aunt Kelly Floyd, served in the United States Navy from 2000-2007. She served during Operation Iraqi Freedom. My Aunt Kelly was onboard the USS Saipan. My Aunt Kelly did not fight on the front lines during the war because she was on the ship. She learned how the US Government worked when she was working in the Intelligence field working with the computers. My Aunt Kelly said they ate the same types of foods on the ship we eat. They ate lots of eggs for breakfast and lots of rice and boiled chicken for dinner. We had to eat healthy.
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ReplyDeleteMy hero is my cousin Wesley Simon. He works in the Navy and started working in 1996 and still works their today. When he is not working he is home playing with his son Henry. Wesley is a weapons systems specialist and a officer who manages crews on the ship. Wesley has fired the Tomahawk and the Mk38. I found out that he travels all over the world to help people in war zones. That is who I interviewed.
My Veteran was Terry Tillery. He was a Marine in
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helicopters. Terry was an artillery forward
observer rifleman. My Mom took our photo together.
I interviewed Tim Hall a member of the navy. He joined the military in 1985. He is one of my friends. He got to dive out of a submarine while it was under water. The coolest thing about being in the military is making sure that Americans remain safe. The coolest thing I thought was that he got to infiltrate terrorist camps and set up surveillance cameras.
ReplyDeleteMy pop-pop John Hadfield was in the army from November 1966 to August 1971. He was fighting in Asia but he was really in Vietnam. He was in engineering and he built bridges for the army. First he was an Officer #2 and then #1, then Captain. He fought the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War.
ReplyDeleteThe person who I interviewed is Harold Wall. He is our family friend, and his branch of service was a cook for the Navy from September 1944 to June1946. I asked him, “What was your favorite mission?” He answered that he sailed on a destroyer in the Atlantic Ocean looking for submarines. The destroyer had 38 guns with 5 inch barrels, 300 men and him all went to Cuba and two more Countries. Then I asked, “Where were you stationed?” He replied that he was stationed on the destroyer the USS Bronson 868, he was a cook on the ship. It was 200 ft. long. Another thing I learned was that Uncle Harold was the first person on the Bronson. He had to jump off a 100 ft. tower into a pool with a wool pea coat on during basic training. They played games at the Navy base, they where ping pong and pool. That’s all I have to tell you about Harold Wall and his service to our Country.
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I interviewed Mr. Foegelle. I found out that Chris Foegelle was in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He never got hurt. He had two friends get hurt. One of his friends got into a plane crash and burned his hand bad and the other friend died. I also found out that the Airforce is not the only one that can fly planes so can the Navy.
ReplyDeleteMy grandpa Robert Simpson served in the Navy from February 1, 1968 to June 1, 1992. One trip to a foreign county was to Spain. He lived there for three years. First he came with my grandma and my mom was born. To start his daily routine he woke up. Then he got dressed. Next ate breakfast. Finally he got to the ship and started working. Some interesting things he did were jump out of parachutes and fix weapons. Some wars he served in were the Vietnam and Kieran wars.
ReplyDeleteMy dad served in the military for over 20 years. He was a Navy SEAL. He has traveled all over the world. He has been to many of the places we learn about in school. Like Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. He enjoyed the military a lot and still works for the military today.
ReplyDeleteI interviewed my uncle Jason. He is a Commanding
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of twenty two (22) after spending four (4) years in
college. His best experience was deploying with the
crews on the ships.
He sailed to many countries including Peru, Panama, Italy, Colombia, Poland, Guatemala, Estonia, Finland, Germany, France, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Crete, Canada, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, England, Ireland, Netherlands, Iceland and the United States of America.
Uncle Jason is very nice and I am glad he takes care of us.
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ReplyDeleteI interviewed Czeslaw Urbanek, he served in the army. He was in the army from Jan. 1949 to Aug. 1969, a total of 20 years. He attended boot camp in New Jersey. He was taught discipline there. He was an engineer. He helped to build bridges, roads and runways. At that time, men were required to join, but he joined on his own. He was in the army during the Veitnam War. Mr. Urbanek enjoyed his time in the army. He liked everything about the army.
I interviewed Major Ryan. He is my uncle. He is in the U.S. Army. Three times he has been deployed. He’s been to Sarajevo, Kuwait before the Iraq War, and Kuwait and Iraq during the war. Major Ryan flew in a helicopter over the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and saw the Tower of Babel.
ReplyDeleteI asked the major what was his least favorite part of the Army and he said that a Rocket Propelled Grenade (well-known as RPG) shot right next to his HMMWV (HUMMV) in the Iraq War. He said dirt and gravel went flying everywhere. He was scared to death, he could have died.
Next, I asked him what his favorite part of the military was. My Uncle Ryan said that his station in Germany was his favorite place. He learned a new culture, language and food. He had much fun skiing in Germany. His most favorite part was meeting his wife in the Army, my Aunt Kirsten.
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My Veteran is my grandfather Jack Marcil. He was in World War Two 1942 two 1946. He was the Coast Guard. He said that he thought it was going to be very interesting and it was!!!!!! He went to Japan, North Africa he did not tell me what other places he went but that is all I got. He fought the Germans. I also got more information. He rode the Mediterranean. There were 3 invasions’. First Class electrician. That is all about my Veteran.
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I interviewed Jon Jenkins he served in the navy he was a air plane pilot he flew a airplane called f4 phantom.His favorite times was coming home safey from his missions.he joned the navy because he wanted to havea carrer to suppurt him self and help his countary. I founed out he had to keep his plane running
ReplyDeleteI interviewed my grandpa Donald Nunneley. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1976. One of his jobs in the navy was a Missile Technician. My grandpa was in Japan during the Korean War. He also spent time in Spain. That’s when my grandpa learned how to speak Spanish. My aunt Kelli has also born in Spain.
ReplyDeleteThe person I interviewed is a close family friend named Del Ward. He was in the Navy in the Seabees, which stands for Construction Battalion. They are the guys who build and repair, roads, airstrips, and bridges. They also had to repair all of the machines that did the work, like bulldozers and pavers. Del served in the Navy from 1951 to 1981, and retired as a Master Chief. He liked that he was able to go all over the world, and even spent a year in Antarctica. He said it was very white and cold there. He also was in the Vietnam War, and said that it was a pretty dangerous place to be. His favorite part of being a veteran was that he could be of service to his country. One of the saddest memories he has is when he had to help clean up after Hurricane Camille destroyed Gulfport, Mississippi. I love my friend Del, and see him almost every Sunday.
ReplyDeleteI interviewed my dad, Joel Cary. He was in the Navy from 1970 to 1974. He was a gunners mate. He served overseas and on board ship. In bootcamp, he learned a lot about himself. He earned metals. Everone had personal time to come home. My dad is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI our family friend interviewed Arthur Pismeny. Mr. Art told me he joined the Navy in 1977 and retired in 1997. He was an electrician. Art said, "I joined the Navy to travel and learn more. I also wanted to follow in my grandfather's footsteps." He traveled to Egypt, Maine and Italy. Then he told me, "Being in the Navy might be fun but it might be dangerous." When I look at him I see boldness and strength. For that he is my hero. Marley Edenfield
ReplyDeleteI interviewed Isaac smith.
ReplyDeleteBranch of military U.S.A NAVY.
Dates of service 1977 to 1999.
Relationship to this person family friend.
ISAAC smith was a boswten mate a boswten mate is a person who drives ships, paints ships, drive small boats.
ISAAC smith went all over the maditraing and austral.
ISAAC smith did like it because he did something for the country.
Joy said
ReplyDeleteMy neighbor Dean Doyle was in the Navy for 22 years. He said he joined military because during World War 2 they were drafting everyone, but he joined voluntarily in 1945. Mr. Doyle was a bread baker and gunnery director. I worked on “tin cans” which is what they called destroyers. On the ship we got to eat regular food like at home.
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ReplyDeleteMy neighbor Mr. Stretz is in the Virginia Air National Guard, he joined on September 10,1983. During training he learned to operate heavy equipment to build runways and roads. He builds bases and them helps protect them. He cares about his country, family and friends. He celebrates Veterans Day by spending time with his family and friends.
I interviewed my uncle Poge and he was 1 bat.3 infortree.reg and he had 4 years of dates of service these are the thanings he did in the army. My first question is what do you do at traning and he said he learnd how to shoot firstaid survival walked long miles and ran
ReplyDeleteI interviewed Phil Bachand. He is in the navy and has served since January 30 1980. He has met a lot of influential people. He has met Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, Jim lovel, the first president Bush, King of Bahrain, Congress man Forbs and many more. He has been a lot of places too! He has been to Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Turkey, Singapore, Kenya, Libya, Denmark, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece and many more. That is what I found out about Phil Bachand.
ReplyDeleteI interviewed oddie grimstead. He is in the army. He served in the army through 1950 trough 1952. He was stationed at fort med VA, Maryland, Picket VA, France, Germany and Georgia. That is where he was stationed at.
ReplyDeleteI interviewed my grandpa his branch of military was the navy his favorite thing was to work on aircraft. He had two friends harry and tom. The navy was not easy my grandpa told me and he was glad to retire.
ReplyDeleteI interviewed my grandfather. His branch of military is the Army. He’s been in the military sense March to August of 69. He’s been only in the Viet Nom War. I thought that you can’t quit was interesting. The thing that almost made me cry was when he said he lost many friends. That is all about my Veteran.
ReplyDeleteMy Uncle Jonny is in the army. He has been to different places such as states across the country like Alaska and Oklahoma. He had a good time in Alaska, it was relly cold and half of the year was day and half night. He had experienced a lot of things but his best experience was traveling around the world being to new places and meeting new people. That is what I learned about my uncles time in the army.
ReplyDeleteI interviewed my Dad MC Pedro Martinez. He served in the navy from 1985-2010! He stared the navy when he was 18 years old. He was in the Gulf war and saw some vary freighting things! His friends were Officer Joe Giolo, Senior Chief Sean Ernest, Chief Mike Cummings and MC Mike Boughton. My dad retired as a MC. He was a submariner. He would deployed 6 months at a time. In his career he did 3 deployments. He received many awards and medals. I’m really happy for him! He saved lots of lives! That’s what I learned about my dad.
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ReplyDeleteI interviewed Mr. Chris Foegelle. He had served from 09/14/2001 till now in the US Navy. He trained at flight school. Mr. Foegelle flys planes. The favorite place he has traveled was Austraila. He also had a friend injured. Thank you Mr. Foegelle and all of our Military for keeping us safe.
I interviewed my papa Melvin Osmundson. He joined the Air Force as a teenager. While in the Air Force, he went to Vietnam. After he left the Air Force, he joined the Army National Guard. He then retired as an E8, which is a Sargent. He was in the military for a total of 27 years. He visited many places including Japan and the Philippines.
ReplyDeleteChris Baxley served in the navy from 1995-2010.He worked to fix the motors of ships.He fixed motors in Spain, Iraq, and much more. It was hard because he had to wake up early and fix motors that have been destroyed on war.
ReplyDeleteI interviewed David Carroll . H e is in the navy. H goes thru practice situtions that prepare him for missions. He most likes to celebrate veterans day with his family. He was going to stay in the navy for 20 years.
ReplyDeleteI have a family friend and his name is Stephen Turbo Turboz and he is a Navy Seal. Also he has been a Navy Seal for 14 years. Another fact about him is that why he wanted to be a Navy Seal is because he wanted to be in the best group. Hears another fact I am going to tell you is that the furthest target he has shot is 1,400 yards. Also he was awarded a silver star for valor and a purple heart. In 2004 he became only the tenth recipient and the only Navy Seal to receive the national defender of freedom award. That’s my family friend!
ReplyDeleteCraig Dudley liked it the fact that he saved lives. He was in Alaska for two years. He was in the farthest
ReplyDeletePoint west on an island called Attu. He is my Friend. He was in the war from 1970
, 1976.He was an AL some coastguard
My veteran is Brad Reynolds. Brad was in the Marine for four years. In his traning he did a lot of gun shooting. What he would do was he would fix the raidos and how he celabrate vetrens day, he would remember what thingings that people did in the military. That is who I interviewed
ReplyDeleteThe veteran I interviewed name was bill gassett .
ReplyDeleteThe veteran was in the navy he was in the navy for 20 years 1979 - 2004 .
Veterans day is a very somber day for him he remembers the sacrifices of all the vets especially his dad and frinds and all the vets who died in war .
His fovorit part about serving in war is the friendship the bond like brothers and sisters.
As a navy diver the training was a lot of swimming and learning how to be safe under water for a long
Time. His mom was in the navy to his mom taught him how to scuba dive when he was a little boy now you know all about the veteran I interviewed.
I interviewed my Dad, Robert Traugott he was in the navy in 1994 to 2000 my dad said when he woke up in the morning he navigated. My dad’s favorite part in the military was when he traveled from Texas to Greece. My dad said the hardest thing to do was training. That’s my hero.
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ReplyDeleteChip McQuilkin was in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1970. He is my grampa. I call him my Grande .He learned to put out fires and he learned to work on parachutes for air jet pilots. He fired ejection seat pilots out of their crashing jets. He didn’t fire any harmful weapons that can kill anyone. All military people his age were his brothers and sisters during this difficult time for these people that died in American history He loved all of his friends in the military. It was not a good time for him because of the Vietnam war.
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I interviewed my grandfather Richard Larson and he was in the navy for 26 years from October 1968 to November 1994.He was a submarine hunter and he had to locate the submarine so he could prosecute the submarine.He had 8 different duty stations and 2 of them were Hawaii and Alaska.If he had to do his job all over again he would do it again because he loved moving to different places.
ReplyDeleteI interviewed Chris Foegelle. His branch of the army is airforce. I asked how far he was from home. He said 200 miles. Then I asked did you get to ride a jeep. He said yes. Then I asked how many badges he got. He said 10.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandfather was in the Marine Core. He was a Machine Gunner on a CH-46.
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