Veterans share wartime stories with Windsor Knolls students
Veterans told Windsor Knolls Middle School students about Iron Bottom Sound losses near Guadacanal and the Pacific war. They recalled ship losses, the need to abandon sailors, and the vast WWII shipbuilding effort, while sharing Korea and World War I memories and the cost of war.
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Tjamsville
Windsor Knolls Middle
Iron Bottom Sound
Guadacanal
Pacific
Damascus
Robert Stevenson
America
Evenson
Stevenson
Indiana
War Memories From WWII POW Camp and Rescue
Frederick veteran recounts brutal Ardennes escape and Nazi captivity. He details a mountain battle, a command post strike, loss of Lt Buller, and escape attempts. He recalls starvation, freezing, lice steam baths, and German guard cruelties before liberation at Hammelburg. He later built a life in Washington, marrying Elouine and seeking peace through service.
World War II Memoir Speech Highlights US Efforts in Europe and Japan
A veteran recalls wartime service from Utah Beach to Cherbourg and beyond. He details dock and bridge constructions including a 2200 foot Rhine bridge named Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Bridge, POW stockades, Danube crossings, and the push to Germany and Japan. He served under Hodges, Bradley, Patton and Eisenhower, earning four campaign stars before returning home in December 1945.
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Dan River
Saarbrucken
Rhine River
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Donaworth
Germany
Danube
Japan
France
Hodges
Bradley
Patten
Ike
Wahly
Friends Welcome Soldiers Home In Brunswick Story
Gretchen Rollison recalls her 1940s efforts with 13 friends to welcome returning soldiers. She met Jimmy Dean at Walter Reed Hospital and followed his later career as a minister. The group, who visited St Elizabeths and served treats, also met Ira Hayes at a war bond rally in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Gretchen Rolliaon
Walter Reed Hospital
TF Dent
Dean
Jimmy
Moose Club
Shelter location clash shapes future plans on DeGrange Street
Shelter leaders and the religious coalition discuss options after ruling out several sites including the Goodwill building. DeGrange Street is favored for a shelter despite concerns from neighbors. Discussions with Jennifer continue while Grand Coalition seeks a grant and community input.
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Goodwill
Shelter Board
Lise Coblentz
Shelter
Ms. Dougherty
Religious Coalition
DeGrange Street
Cohlentz
Joan
Coalition
Brian Scott
Jennifer
Scott
Dougherty
Jensen
County officials clash over ambulance billing and service
Commissioner Thomp son Jr. disputes a formal billing plan involving EAC and Emmitsburg Ambulance Co. He argues the dispute centers on funding, not service quality, and opposes removing ambulance service from Emmitsburg. Gray insists county authorization is required and cites a 1990 minutes pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Thompson Jr
Fire and Rescue Service
Gray
BOCC
EAC
Emmitsburg
Walkersville Rescue Co
Emmitsburg Ambulance Co
Crash injures New Market man near Frederick
A New Market man, Harry Free, 4, was injured when his Ford F150 slid off Gas House Pike, struck a tree, then hit an eastbound Ford Ranger driven by Debbie Boone. Free was flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore in unknown condition. Boone suffered injuries and both vehicles were damaged.
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Harry Free
R Adams Cowley
Baltimore
Frederick County
Gas House Pike
Frederick
Singanore Road
Free
Debbie Boone
Ms. Boone
Mount Pleasant
Pas JI
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Pearl Harbor
Mr. Parker
Parker
Lori Saylor
Chip Lawrence
Fort Detrick
All Services Color Guard
Vettrans
Windsor Knolls Middle School
Willian E. Weber
Dalyar
Dalyai
Danny
Charles Buller
Mr. Talyal
Dalyaf
Ardennes Forest
Nuremberg
Callar
Stalag
Hammelburg
394Th Infantry Division
Washington
U.S. Treasury Department
Church of the Brethren
Elouine
Dalyai Died Two Years Ago, Breaking Her Husband's Heart. Mr. Dalyai
Justa
Cherbourg
Utah Beach
Crestwood
Atatlphero
Manny Malin
Peggy Yost
Crestwood Village
Taliban
United States
Mazar-e-Sharif
Uzbekistan
Afghanistan
Mucat-e-Sharif
Mohagik
Fig
Samangan
Mazar
Mir
Mazay-e-Sharif
U.S
Mayare-Shatlt
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