Patrick Cleburne “Clebe” McClary was raised on a 10,000 acre plantation in the South Carolina Low Country. Young Clebe grew up hunting, fishing and excelling at sports. After fulfilling his dream of becoming a college coach, Clebe had plans to marry a...
1st Purple Heart: On the day I got the Silver Star. In the middle of a HUGE firefight where I was on the point vehicle of a “V” formation that was sweeping through a rubber plantation. Hit in right shoulder by shrapnel from RPG hitting rubber tree limb...
A Pennsylvania boy, born in Charleroi, PA, Mitch grew up as the typical small-town American boy. His family had immigrated to the United States at the turn of the century and instilled in him a great love for God and his country, America. Mitch wrote, “I will never...
Robert Samson was part of the 717th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group. He was killed in action on 02 April 1944. Second Lieutenant Samson is buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery in Neupre, Belgium. We honor you, Robert Samson. (#Repost @National Purple Heart...
Henry Gunther [June, 1895 – November 11, 1918] was recorded as the last official American death World War I. Gunther was one of at least 2,738 troops and 320 Americans to die on the Western Front on the war’s final day. Among those dodging the geysers of mud and...
