Freedom–no word was ever spoken that has held out greater hope, demanded greater sacrifice, needed more to be nurtured, blessed more the giver. . . or came closer to being God’s will on earth – OMAR N. BRADLEY
History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid – DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
HARRY CUMMINS, JR.
1911 – 1996
Captain, Combat Liaison Officer,
IX Tactical Air Command,
assigned to US 1st Army.
Went ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day+2.
Accompanied frontline units on the Breakout
and the race across France to the Rhine.
Bronze Star.
Built an insurance agency after the war
read more here…
(my wife’s father, my father-in-law and granddaddy to my daughters)
Captain, Combat Liaison Officer,
IX Tactical Air Command,
assigned to US 1st Army.
Went ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day+2.
Accompanied frontline units on the Breakout
and the race across France to the Rhine.
Bronze Star.
Built an insurance agency after the war
read more here…
(my wife’s father, my father-in-law and granddaddy to my daughters)
CHARLES WADE HENDRIX
1919 – 2014
Captain, commanding E Troop (Armored Assault Guns),
25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron,
4th Armored Division, Patton’s Third Army
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Practiced law after the war.
read more here…
(father-in-law through my ex-wife and gramps to my son)
Chuck Hendrix, citizen-soldier
Captain, commanding E Troop (Armored Assault Guns),
25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron,
4th Armored Division, Patton’s Third Army
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Practiced law after the war.
read more here…
(father-in-law through my ex-wife and gramps to my son)
Chuck Hendrix, citizen-soldier
DUANE R. CHICOINE
1926 – 2011
Lieutenant, US Navy.
Graduate of Columbia University
through the US Navy V-12 Officer Program.
Successful career in engineering management
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(my dad, whom I deeply loved and respected, and grandpa to my three children)
Lieutenant, US Navy.
Graduate of Columbia University
through the US Navy V-12 Officer Program.
Successful career in engineering management
read more here…
(my dad, whom I deeply loved and respected, and grandpa to my three children)
GIANCARLO E. FACCA
1913 – 1986
Active in the anti-Fascist resistance.
Partisan leader, Tuscany region of Italy.
Renowned international geologist.
Technical expert for the United Nations
on geothermal energy development.
read more here…
(my employer and friend, who introduced me to Ramey and in so doing allowed me to secure financial aid for graduate study at Stanford)
Active in the anti-Fascist resistance.
Partisan leader, Tuscany region of Italy.
Renowned international geologist.
Technical expert for the United Nations
on geothermal energy development.
read more here…
(my employer and friend, who introduced me to Ramey and in so doing allowed me to secure financial aid for graduate study at Stanford)
HENRY J. RAMEY, JR.
1925 – 1993
Navigator, B-29 Superfortress Bomber
from base on Saipan
Professor of Engineering, Stanford University
(my graduate thesis adviser and friend at Stanford)
Navigator, B-29 Superfortress Bomber
from base on Saipan
Professor of Engineering, Stanford University
(my graduate thesis adviser and friend at Stanford)
BRENT ASHABRANNER
1921 – 2016
Served on LST in amphibious force in Pacific.
Worked in international assistance in Africa after the war.
Deputy Director of the Peace Crops.
Well-regarded writer whose books include Vietnam Veterans
Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
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(my writing mentor and friend for many years)
Served on LST in amphibious force in Pacific.
Worked in international assistance in Africa after the war.
Deputy Director of the Peace Crops.
Well-regarded writer whose books include Vietnam Veterans
Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
read more…
(my writing mentor and friend for many years)
R. W. “BROCK” POWERS
1926 – 2010
United States Marine Corps
Pacific Theater island landings
President, Aramco (Arabian American Oil Company)
(my adviser & mentor for the last half of my career as an oil executive and a friend beyond that time)
United States Marine Corps
Pacific Theater island landings
President, Aramco (Arabian American Oil Company)
(my adviser & mentor for the last half of my career as an oil executive and a friend beyond that time)