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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1980
Page
8
Sol A. Cohen, 81, recalls enlisting at eighteen in 1918 and fighting in World War I. He reflects on gas, discipline, and the draft, notes GI benefits, and laments that patriotism and veteran recognition have declined since Vietnam. He remains active with the American Legion and USO chapters.
Aiken resident George W. Stiefel recalls his Pearl Harbor morning of December 7 1941. He served in the Navy until 1944 witnessing actions at Kiska New Guinea Guadalcanal and Midway. He stresses the abrupt change after the war and calls for vigilance and universal military service.
Donald Skinner recalls January 1951 arrival as an Air Force corporal on loan to the Army in Korea. He describes brutal winters with frostbite and a harsh summer with rationed water, plus his role as radio man in a forward air control unit. He later served in Vietnam, was seriously injured, and retired after 25 years.
Jerry Garvin, a Belvedere native, accepted his draft notice in 1970 and served in Vietnam. He recalls patriotism shaped by his father a World War II B-17 pilot, notes changing views on government policy and peace, and says moral strain and antiwar imagery hurt morale. He fears imprisonment or paralysis more than death and struggles adjusting to civilian life and crowded gun sights.
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