. . Dan Bonner Dan M. Bonner joined the Marine Corps out of high school in 1965. After twelve weeks of basic training in Parris Island and four weeks of Infantry Training at Camp Geiger, NC, Dan attended Aircraft Maintenance School in Memphis, Tennessee. Dan was assigned to the III
. . Windell Boggess There are a lot of things Windell Boggess will talk about. He’s a friendly, good natured fellow. Likes to chat, especially around the VFW Post where he’s the handyman—and life member since 1954. Perhaps Windell’s amiableness comes from his rural upbringing in Ripley, West Virginia. Think
. . Karen Bogdan Karen Bogdan of Tarentum, Pennsylvania joined the Pennsylvania Air National Guard more than 25 years ago to help pay for college. Around the time of the first Gulf War, she amusingly recalls, it was the only branch of service her mother approved of, mostly because of
. . Ed Blank Ed Blank grew up in Pittsburgh’s South Hills. After graduating from Duquesne University and completing an ROTC program, Ed commissioned in the US Army. As an officer in Vietnam, Ed’s specialty was rigging telephone lines for communications among US troops—an often overlooked and undervalued requirement of
. . Harold Betters Harold J. Betters of Connellsville, Pennsylvania was drafted for two years into the Army during the Korean War. As a formally trained and experienced musician he wanted to play with the 308th Army Band, but his commander wasn’t agreeable. Although military segregation had been officially over
. . Eleanor Berge missing image Eleanor Berge served with the US Navy during WWII. missing video missing
