. . Like many Korean War veterans, Mt. Lebanon’s Chuck Torisky is quiet about his service. It was a long time ago when he was drafted into the Army for two years as a radio operator. He was 21. When you’re young, Chuck reflects, guys think they’re bullet proof. Invincible. Before
. . Looking back at his service during WW II, William Tingle considers himself the luckiest man in the Army. Poor eyesight kept him out of the Navy in 1943, but the Army found use for Bill Tingle supporting the 8th Air Force in England. A week after the Normandy invasion,
. . Ken Thomas is from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and he’s a very good friend of Barry Campbell, both drafted during Vietnam. In fact, both of their wives were pregnant with their first children at the time. There is a bond there that goes deep. Ken tries not to dwell on
. . Harold Stein served in Army during WWII.
. . Alex Sopka grew up on the rough streets of Pittsburgh’s Northside, the son of Russian immigrants. His father’s path towards American citizenship was to fight in WW I, where gas destroyed his lungs. Like many young men, the news of Pearl Harbor inspired Al to action but the government
. . Bill Sommer entered the US Army in June 1941 and was a member of the 28th Infantry Division. He fought in the European theatre and finished his military service in October 1945.
