Pride
A Photo from Iwo Jima
My Grandfather and 8 of his brothers (all from New Mexico) served in various branches and all amazingly survived WWII! My Grandfather was a Marine who worked with our Navajo Code Talkers – he was one of the few Iwo Jima survivors to return home to NM. Here is an informal photo taken before the […]
Daddy dies in Vietnam, Mohammad Ali, and a vacation that taught me a lot about War Widows and Orphans!
On July 25th, 1971 My mom took us to Astroworld in Houston- for our summer vacation. Dad died in Nam just two years before– And Mom wanted to make great memories for us kids. Like all Great Army Wives/Mom’s did back then… They just took over! Anyway I was 12 years old- (The same age […]
From the Frontlines to the Homefront 