. . Mike Kostek served with the US Army during WWII.

. . George Kokiko fought in Europe during WWII as an infantryman with the US Army. Missing video/audio Age 93, of McMurray, formerly of Upper St. Clair, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Beloved husband of Elizabeth Latimer Kokiko, recently celebrating their 63rd anniversary. Loving father of June

. . Francis Rifugiato joined the Army ROTC’s enlisted reserve corps while a music student at Duquesne University because he assumed the war would be over by the time he graduated.  He was ordered to report to active duty in 1943.  “I went from learning how to play clarinet in a

. . “War is hell. Everbody loses, and nobody wins.” Robert Riethmiller shared that sentiment freely, but if you asked him about his experience on the Pacific Islands during World War II, he’d be less likely to talk about the brutal parts of his experience than he would something that would

. . Herman Rosner entered the US Army in April 1941 and joined G Company, 68th Coast Artillery as an AA gunner. He fought in Italy, where brutal winters and limited supplies made things “rough for a while.”  He recalls, “We were losing a lot of men…you wonder sometimes, ‘it’s going