Twilight for War Stories; Navy Armed Guard Veterans of WWII Gather For Last Reunion

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 7, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

The Greatest Generation is tired. In their day, with hearts clanging in their skinny, young chests, they flew bomb runs, manned the machine guns on 7,000 cargo ships or survived 124 days in a foxhole on an Italian beach surrounded on three sides by German troops.

Now, it takes all that a citizen soldier such as Eugene Lafferty has to climb the stairs at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. One by one, the 81-year-old widower labors up the steps with his cane. "I'm about out of steam," he said this weekend at his unit's reunion. They are old, their faces marked with ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Navy Armed Guard served in harm's way
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL) ; ...was the establishment of the Navy Armed Guard, a unit trained to shoot 30- and 50-caliber machine guns. A Navy Armed Guard unit was usually about 28 or...created a large loss of our Navy Armed Guard sailors. They were all operating...
Naval Armed Guard veteran receives Purple Heart
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette ; ...recognition. Dupra, a member of the Naval Armed Guard who lost part of his hearing in a Japanese...Rochester, N.Y. He and other members of the Armed Guard "performed the vital service of protecting...000 Navy personnel who served in the Armed Guard during the war. More than 1,800 of ...
Armed Guard recalled as WWII protection unit
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL) ; ...country as a member of the U.S. Naval Armed Guard. Harold had come home on furlough for...in the book Out to Sea Again: A Naval Armed Guard in World War II, written by his niece...Petterchak, who lives near Springfield. The Armed Guard was made up of sailors who guarded American...
FOOTBALL: IRISH UNDER ARMED GUARD IN GEORGIA UNDER GUARD; Armed security men to protect Kerr and Ireland squad in the kidnap capital of the world.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) ; ...DERVAN THE Republic of Ireland's players will be placed under armed guard in Tbilisi next month. The Irish team will face unprecedented...anything other than training and the match. If they do leave an armed guard will be assigned to each player. Nothing will be left to chance...
SHOT YOUTH UNDER ARMED GUARD.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) ; Byline: FIONNUALA BOURKE A CRITICALLY-ill teenager was under armed guard in hospital last night after being shot in the head and chest...considered to be in danger but the victim himself is under armed guard in hospital.' A witness, who refused to be named, said: 'I...
Armed Guard Security SPORT. (Product Spotlight).
Magazine article from: Rider ; With an Armed Guard Security SPORT alarm system installed on your steed, you can enjoy...installed at home in 10-15 minutes, according to the manufacturer. Armed Guard Security, 63221 Service Road, Suite C, Bend, Oregon 97701; (541) 322-56...
UNION OFFICIAL WILL HAVE ARMED GUARD ON HER VISIT TO COLOMBIA.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) ; ...confrontations but she has never required the services of an armed guard. However that will be the case when she embarks on her latest...international trade union delegation of this size. We will have an armed guard with us the whole time we are there. I am apprehensive about...
Armed guard duty for teenagers 'madness'.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England) ; ...ministers for refusing to stop teenage recruits from doing armed guard duty. Nicholas Blake QC yesterday hit out at the Ministry...like this. The 17-year-old, born in Sunderland, had been on armed guard duty on September 17 when he told his fellow recruits he was...
Minister under armed guard
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London ; A 24-hour armed guard has been placed around Dutch Defence minister Joris Voorhoeve, a ministry spokesman conceded yesterday, but he declined to comment on a newspaper report of a plot against the minister's life backed by extremists from former Yugoslavia.
Joan's stage fright; COMEDY QUEEN RIVERS WANTS ARMED GUARD FOR SCOTS GIG.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) ; ...Glasgow gig. The outrageous American star's management want one armed guard back-stage with Ms Rivers from arrival to departure from the...the number of weirdos wandering the streets of Hollywood an armed guard is probably a good idea. I don't think this is a sign that...

Find more facts and information related to the article "Twilight for War Stories; Navy Armed Guard ..."