Veterans' Voices: Rochester
Series produced by KRPR
Veterans' Voices is a radio series exploring the knowledge, experience and leadership of Rochester service members.
Veterans' Voices is a radio series exploring the knowledge, experience and leadership of Rochester service members.
Veteran' Voices is produced by KRPR and Ampers.
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Eldon Anderson was at Camp Casey in Korea, where he was an officer in an armor regiment. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Eldon Anderson was a tank officer in Korea in 1979-80. Korea had lost a lot trees during the Korean War. But one day one of his tanks accidentally ...
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Frank Churchward was in Korea in 1954-55. He was with the Army combat engineers, operating heavy equipment, building bridges and doing carpentry. H...
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Frank Churchward arrived in Pusan, Korea in 1954, but was soon shipped up to Inchon where he worked as a truck mechanic. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Frank Churchward was sent to Korea in 1954, where his motor pool lived out of tents. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Merle Peterson enlisted in the Army right out of high school in 1948. Two years later, the Korean War broke out, and his battalion was shipped over...
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Merle Peterson arrived in Korea in August 1950. His unit got off the ship and three days later, they were surrounded by the enemy. Here’s Britt Aam...
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In the Korean War, Merle Peterson and his infantry unit not only had to contend with enemy attacks but the bitter cold of a Korean winter. Here’s B...
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Richard Krom is the great-grandson of Edward H Bassett, a Faribault, Minnesota man who fought with the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry at the Fi...
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Richard Krom’s great-grandfather marched hundreds of miles to Gettysburg, only to find himself, in company with the First Minnesota, immediately pl...
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Richard Krom’s great-grandfather, Edward H. Bassett, survived Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg in July 1863. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Wayne Stillman enlisted in 1956. Born and raised in Rochester, he ended up back in his hometown at a new Military Police (MP) unit. Here’s Britt Aa...
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In 1995, Wayne Stillman helped form the committee that would one day create the Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Wes Moreland was in the Navy, 1951-55. He was aboard the USS Tarawa, a carrier, which cruised about 45 knots in open ocean. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Wes Moreland was a plane captain aboard the USS Tarawa. The first question his pilot would ask before a flight was, “Is it full of gas?” Here’s Bri...
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Wes Moreland’s carrier was in the Mediterranean when the weather turned bad. They were hundreds of miles at sea, and the pilots were unable to land...
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Wes Moreland only heard “This is not a drill” once while aboard the USS Tarawa. That day, a fueling ship cable snapped and came back at 200 mph, st...
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Terry Throndson served in the Navy, 1971-75. It was during the Vietnam War, and he decided to volunteer and choose his own path rather than be draf...
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Terry Throndson volunteered for just about everything he could for in the Navy and he ended up a yeoman, where he became a jack of all trades. Here...
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On his ship, Terry Throndson worked in the wood shop and helped run the liberty boat that took enlistees to shore. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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