Oral Historian, Author, Public Speaker
One Lousy Bullet One day Dad was told to go see the Burgermeister of Leuchtenburg. There he was told that he had 24 hours to leave Bavaria and to return to Austria. Our German citizenship had been canceled and in this instant we were declared refugees. Dad was devastated. All we had was in one […]
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A Winning Ticket (excerpt) Shortly after ordination, I was assigned to St. Mary of the Eternal parish in North Philadelphia. The church was built to serve Italian Catholics living between Erie Avenue and Girard Avenue, from Broad Street to the Schuylkill River, who wished to belong where their language and culture held sway. My interest
A Bugle Calling, Whistle Blowing Attack (excerpt) The 7th Marine Regiment (Mathew’s unit) was the first American outfit to go head to head with the Chinese, on November 3, 1950, during what the regimental history called “a midnight bugle calling and whistle blowing frontal attack near Sudong.” “The 7th Marines … spearheaded the thrust northward
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Francis JosephSon of a veteran attached to the 100thGreat book on some of the last survivors of D-Day Read More This was like being with my father again to recall his service in World War 2. Mr. .Khoury’s story was my fathers too. My Dad was a gunner with the 209th attached to 100th .
“Peashooter” vs. Mark V Tank Max Lutcavish I never got to interview Staff Sergeant Max Lutcavish. The following account of an encounter between his light tank and a German Mark V tank in the D Company log of the 712th Tank Battalion. While moving in the lead vehicle of a platoon of light tanks up
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An Open Heart Dale Albee My father was a contractor during the war, and my mother was a welder. She welded ships all during the war. I still have her clamp. She was awful proud of that. Bless her heart, she did her part. You know, I have to tell you – when I came
D&E GerberWish I knew about this booksooner Read More My Grandmother was married prior to the man who became my grandfather. Unfortunately I did not know about this first marriage until a month or two before her death in 1999. I was recently curious and typed his name into Google to see if anything came
Kindle customerSweet stories, likeable man Read More Just finished the book and have to say that it was a very sweet read. Since it’s told in a rambling, storytelling, just sitting around the kitchen table drinking tea kind of style you feel like Father Joe is a dear friend who is sharing stories about his
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David S.They were all young kids Read More I found the author’s format easy to follow, and very captivating. These were men who had been raised during the depression. Some joined the Army so they could eat, as they had been jobless. Others were moved by a sense of duty. They were all members of
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Shenandoah1865Fascinating history from the guys who were there Read More I’ve been a big fan of Aaron’s for years. Thrilled to see his work on Amazon. His interviews with The Greatest Generation soldiers give us a very real glimpse of WW II through their eyes. If you are a WW II buff, do yourself a
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