Everyday Patriot

First Lieutenant John E. Warren Jr. was born on November 16, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967 as an infantry officer and deployed to Vietnam with the 22nd Infantry Regiment for the Vietnam War. First Lieutenant John Warren used to play "Guess that song" with his friends to pass the time between patrols. While in command of C Company, on January 14, 1969, he and his unit made their way through a rubber plantation to meet up with another team when they fell under attack. When a grenade was thrown into the midst of his men, First Lieutenant John Warren shielded his men from the grenade blast with his body, earning the Congressional Medal of Honor. First Lieutenant John E. Warren. Jr. rests in Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York. * Read about a.d. elliott's Everyday Patriot Project here* **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia. ...

Lance Corporal Thomas Ray Adams Jr. was born on July 31, 1970. Growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisana, Lance Corporal Adams graduated from Glen Oaks High School in 1988 and joined the U.S. Marines. Trained as a helicopter crew chief, Lance Corporal Thomas Adams was assigned to the USS Okinawa, the command ship of the 13th Marine Expedition Unit, which had deployed to assist Operation Desert Storm / Desert Sheild and the Gulf War in 1990. On October 8, 1990, while conducting night operations, the UH-1 helicopter Lance Corporal Thomas Adams was in collided with another. He was never recovered. Lance Corporal Thomas Ray Adams Jr. is memorialized in the Port Hudson National Cemetery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. * Read about a.d. elliott's Everyday Patriot Project here* **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also rea...

Private First Class Robert Henry Jenkins was born on June 1, 1948, in Interlachen, Florida. After graduating from Central Academy High School in 1967, Private First Class Robert Jenkins enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on February 2, 1968. Assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and deployed to Vietnam in July 1968 for the Vietnam War. On a reconnaissance mission, Private First Class Robert Jenkins earned a Congressional Medal of Honor on March 5, 1969.  Their position was attacked when a grenade was thrown into his and another Marine's foxhole.  He protected the other Marine by shielding him from the shrapnel. Private First Class Robert Henry Jenkins rests in the Sister Spring Baptist Cemetery in Interlachen, Florida. * Read about a.d. elliott's Everyday Patriot Project here* **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www...

Lieutenant Colonel Victor Ohanesian was born on September 16, 1926, in New York City, New York. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1944 and completed officer training at Quantico. He was assigned command posts with the 81st Rifle Company, the 1st Marine Regiment, and the 8th Marine Regiment before he deployed to the Vietnam War with the 3rd Marine Regiment. On February 28, 1976, while at a small outpost near Camp Carroll, Lieutenant Colonel Victor Ohanesian and his men came under attack. Unable to gain the upper hand, Lieutenant Colonel Ohanesian ordered a withdrawal and, while carrying the last of the wounded Marines out of the area, was hit by mortar fire. Because of the intensity of the firefight, the evacuation was impossible, and Lieutenant Colonel Victor Ohanesian died in the early morning hours of March 1, 1967. He rests at Arlington Cemetery. * Read about a.d. elliott's Everyday Patriot Project here* **************************************** a.d. elliott ...

Specialist George Gregorio Luis was born on May 9, 1945, in Pahoa, Hawaii. After enlistment in the U.S. Army, Specialist George Luis was assigned to the 173rd Airborne as a rifleman and deployed to Vietnam for the Vietnam War. While on patrol in the Binh Duong Province, also known as the "Iron Triangle," Specialist George Luis was killed in a small-arms firefight on October 22, 1965. Specialist George Luis rests in the East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery at Hilo, Hawaii. * Read about a.d. elliott's Everyday Patriot Project here* **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroads.com #TaketheBackRoads Like my page? Please cons...

In Hatfield, Wisconsin, Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. was born on July 2, 1925. He attended Neillsville High School, although he left at 16 to join the U.S. Marine Corps in August of 1941. He was initially assigned to the 9th Marines but applied and was accepted into Marine Raiders training. During World War II, Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud deployed during the Battle of Guadalcanal and took part in Carlson's Long Patrol but was hounded by tropical diseases and returned to the States in 1942. After Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud recuperated, he was assigned to the 29th Marines, deploying to the Battle of Okinawa, where he received a shoulder wound. At the end of World War II, in 1945, he was discharged from the Marines at the rank of Sergeant. From 1945 to 1948, he lived in Wisconsin, working with an anthropology study of Native American child care customs and writing. Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. published an article in the Wisconsin Archaeologist about the 1832 Black...

Major Vertner Woodson Tandy was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on May 17, 1885. He initially began college at the Tuskegee Institute but later transferred to Cornell University, where he became one of the founding members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. After graduating from Cornell in 1907, Major Vertner Tandy became the first registered architect of African descent in New York State. He is most known for his design of Harlem's Villa Lewaro. Major Vertner Tandy also volunteered for the New York National Guard and was assigned to the 15th Infantry. He became the first soldier of African descent to pass the U.S. Army's Officer Commission test. When the 15th Infantry deployed to France and the 369th Infantry (The Harlem Hellfighters) for World War I, Major Tandy was assigned command of the depot battalion in New York. Major Vertner Tandy continued to act as a champion for civil rights and equality throughout his life, dying on November 7, 1949. * Read about a.d. elliott...

Major General Webster Anderson was born on June 1, 1906, in Boston, Massachusetts. He and his family relocated to Tecumseh, Michigan, where he graduated from high school in 1924. Accepted into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Major General Webster Anderson graduated in 1928 and began a career in logistics. In World War II, while assigned to the Office of Quartermaster General, he developed a "knockdown pack" system, saving substantial amounts in the costs of military shipments to the European and Pacific Theaters. He then moved to the Allied Force Headquarters, began focusing on fuel transportation, and helped develop the Army / Nave Joint Supply System. Major General Webster Anderson was then assigned to Manilla, continuing the coordination of fuel supplies through the reconstruction of the Pacific and the subsequent deployments to Korea for the Korean War. Through Europe and the United States, he continued quartermaster assignments until 1961. On April 14...

Sergeant First Class Eugene Ashley Jr was born on October 12, 1930, in Wilmington, North Carolina. His family moved to New York City, and he graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School. After graduation, Sergeant First Class Eugene Ashley joined the U.S. Army and deployed to Korea for the Korean War with the 187th Regimental Combat Team. After his deployment, he was accepted (after rigorous training) into the newly created Army Special Forces "Green Berets." Assigned to the 5th Special Forces during the Vietnam War, Sergeant First Class Eugene Ashley deployed to Vietnam and earned a Congressional Medal of Honor during the Battle of Lang Vei. During an assault to rescue American troops and create openings for continued attacks, Sergeant First Class Ashley led five charges, making enough of a gap to allow the rescue of the survivors of Camp Lang Vei. On February 7, 1968, he died of his wounds and rests at Rockfish Memorial Park in Fayetteville, North Carolina. * Read abo...

Private John Edgar "Jack" Krey was born on March 10, 1926, in Farmington, Illinois. He enlisted in the US Air Force on March 10, 1944. After he served during World War II, Private John Krey worked for Hiram Walker & Sons Distillery until his retirement in 1981. Private John E. Krey was an active member of the American Legion and was a member of the Moose Lodge. Private Jack Krey died on October 12, 1996, and rests in the Oakridge cemetery. * Read about a.d. elliott's Everyday Patriot Project here* **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroads.com #TaketheBackRoads Like my page? Please consider supporting my work by ...

Captain Sallie Durrett was born on October 3, 1914, in Louisville, Kentucky. After graduating from JM Atherton High School in June of 1932, Captain Sallie Durrett attended the SS Mary and Elizabeth School of Nursing, graduating in 1935. She joined the U.S. Army and was assigned to Manila, Phillippines, where she stayed throughout World War II. During the Battle of Corregidor, Captain Sallie Durrett continued her duties in the Malinta Tunnel until the fall of Corregidor in 1942.  With other nurses, she was then taken to the prison camp at Santo Thomas, where she remained a prisoner of war until January 1945.  Like the other nurses, she was nearly starved, most losing up to 30% of their body weight. After the war, Captain Sallie Durrett continued to work as a nurse, retiring from the Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Captain Sallie Durrett was an active member of the VFW, the Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, and the Disabled American Veterans.  ...

General of the Army George Catlett Marshall was born on December 31, 1880, in Uniontown, Pennslyvania. General George Marshall graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1901, where he played football. After graduation, he was the commandant of students at the Danville Military Insitute until he received his commission from the U.S. Army in February 1902. He was first deployed to the Phillippines during the Phillippine Insurrection before his assignment to the Army War College at Leavenworth, Kansas (first as a student, then as an instructor) before returning to the Phillippines a second time. General George Marshall's career as a strategist began with his appointment to the Presidio as aides de camp of the Western Department. When World War I erupted, he was assigned Chief of Staff for operations of the 1st division, winning recognition for his planning of the battle of Cantigny.   He was then transferred to headquarters with General Pershing to plan the M...