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Matteson Star in Matteson, Illinois

07 Nov 1999

Page 5

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Matteson Star

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Matteson, Illinois, United States of America

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Nov 07, 1999

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5

Veterans recall World War II to Kuwait in Veterans Day stories

Veterans recount wartime duty ranging from World War II supply runs at Omaha Beach to POW camps in Germany, to the Korean Air Force, Vietnam and Persian Gulf conflicts. They reflect on fear, survival, camaraderie, and the meaning of Veterans Day for all who served.

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Transportation Corps 394 Quartermaster Truck Company Cudjo Omaha Beach Paris Germany Sudjo McDuffie-Freeman American Legion Cook County Bill Seidel Tinley Park 8Th Air Force Nazi Germany Seidel Norway France Denmark Schweinfurt Veterans of Foreign Wars Bremen U.S Swanson Cuba VFW Cepak Vietnam
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Segregation at war in WWI memories from Harvey resident

Harvey resident Kelly Kudjo recounts his World War I service in a segregated unit where white officers led Black soldiers. He describes primitive camp life, scarce baths, and living in a steel helmet used as a wash bowl. Kudjo, now elderly, reflects on aging veterans and family in Oklahoma.

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Kelly Cudjo Harvey West Kudjo Cudjo Tulsa Okla Oklahoma Inez Kellee
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Two Views on War Its Effects on Soldier Life

Lenox resident Bridge man describes Gulf War service as not graphic while his mother says it left his son morose and troubled. Bob Bridgeman, paring details, recalls combat readiness and a calm attitude toward killing. He later became an inventory controller, noting illness from war conditions but valuing the homecoming.

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Bob Bridgeman New Lenox Swanson Bridgeman Lincoln Way High School Iowa Kuwait CAAT 2Nd Marine Division Kuwait City Marine Corps U.S.S Gulf War Phyllis Bridge Phyllis Bi
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