On February 3, 2020, SGT Carlos J. Lopez was honored by the Rotary Club of Savannah as its Military Member of the Month. The description that follows details his selection by his command team at the 3/160th SOAR in Savannah. Sergeant Carlos Lopez is a proud member of the Army’s … read more
At a 9 AM ceremony on January 30, 2020, at Marne Garden, Fort Stewart, the Third Infantry Division’s 2nd ABCT ( the “Spartans”) cased its colors prior to deploying to Europe, where they will help train and conduct exercises with troops from several NATO nations there. On a quite cold … read more
On January 28, 2020, at The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, B-24 pilot, Paul Grassey was awarded the French Legion of Honor Medal, by Mr. Vincent Hommeril, Consul General of France (headquartered in Atlanta, GA). This award was created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802! Since 2004, American … read more
December 7, 1941, the day that Japanese naval aircraft attacked our base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, triggering our entry into WW II. Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris (male) Miller, a Black American, was engrossed in his below deck duties on the USS West Virginia when the attack began. Twenty-two-year-old Miller … read more
Willy is a California native. In high school there, he was a 4-year stand-out as a wrestler and baseball player. One year, when his team went to the state championships, those games were played in Dodger Stadium. His fondest memory of that experience was getting a base hit, in that … read more
