Written by Todd DePastino Jack Reid of the Veterans Group of Pine Hills in Plymouth, Massachusetts, recently shared with us the World War II journal of John Edward Jameson, a U.S. Navy veteran who served aboard the battleship USS North Carolina (BB-55). Jack carefully scanned and transcribed the original logbook entries, preserving the record
Written by Todd DePastino One of the oldest World War II veterans in the world passed away on April 6 at age 108. Bill Monfort was born on December 17, 1916, and joined the Navy at age 18 in 1935. He grew up in Plains, Georgia, and knew well "little Jimmy Carter," who was
Written by Todd DePastino WWII veteran Ed Cottrell passed away quietly on March 28, 2025, after just a couple weeks in hospice. He was 103 years old and participated in Veterans Breakfast Club Zoom conversations right up to the end. We will post memorial service arrangements as we receive them. Ed was perhaps the
by George Kokiko George Kokiko attended our storytelling programs often in the early days of the Veterans Breakfast Club. He never shared his story, but he listened closely to others and jotted notes in his little notebook through each breakfast. One day, I ran into George at a grocery store and remarked that I
General George C. Marshall (1945) Vietnam Army Veteran Frank Sciullo recently shared a letter written by WWII Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall to men being discharged from the Army in 1945-1946. Frank ran across the letter in a new book by Michelle Wright, The Secret Diary: The True Story
WWII Navy WAVE Julia Parsons will turn 104 years old on March 2, 2025. Please help us celebrate and honor her by sending her a birthday card or, if you live in Western Pennsylvania, pay her a visit. Julia loves visitors. Please send cards to: Julia Parsons, Room 201, 4363 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA
