Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
Melvin Rosen, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, recently passed in Falls Church, Va. His story told in his own words, from a US-Japan WWII dialog site : Arriving in the Philippines I was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1940. My parents were poor immigrants from Russia. I was extremely proud to be […]
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By DOUGLAS MARTIN Published: April 29, 2007 Robert Rosenthal, a highly decorated pilot in World War II who helped usher in a new kind of warfare, the strategic bombing of Germany, in which huge bombers scraped the ice-cold stratosphere while serving as easy targets for enemy fighters and ground guns, died on April 20 in White Plains. He was 89. […]
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From the Annapolis newspaper… Retired Army Col. Harry Lindauer, [z”l] had a favorite expression: “A new Pharaoh arose who knew not Joseph.” What he meant by that, his wife Thea explained, is that a man can be honored for many things, but as generations follow generations eventually the man is forgotten. But a man who lived a life like Col. […]
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Gen. Robert Magnus is assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. By Suzanne Kurtz Situated deep within the E-ring of the Pentagon, the spacious office suite of Marine Corps Gen. Robert Magnus is surprisingly quiet. Uniformed aides work purposefully outside, while Magnus reminisces about his childhood. He recalls his boyhood idol, a family friend who regaled him with stories of sinking […]
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Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Foster L. Harrington, 31, of Ft. Worth, Texas, died Sept. 20, 2004 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Harrington was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Mobile, Alabama. Harrington was more worried about his fiancee and others in Alabama threatened by Hurricane Ivan than the […]
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Story and photos by Tech. Sgt. Martie Moore Public Affairs – Station Break The Army Chaplain dressed in fatigues with a matching yarmulkes and sporting a full beard said he is “paying back” America by serving in the military. Chaplain (Col.) Jacob Goldstein, Drilling Individual Mobilization Augmentee (DIMA) U.S. Army Reserve, Office of Chief of Chaplains First U.S. Army was […]
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Editors Note: The following is an excerpt from Howard Leavtt’s Semper Chai , an amazing book that profiles numerous Jewish Marines through many generations. Look for Howard’s new book, OZ – Chronicles of Courage, which talks a good deal about Jewish participation in Iraq and Afghanistan. A true hero and a remarkable woman in America today, Lieutenant Colonel Robin Higgins, […]
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