At 10:45 AM, I stood by my Grandfather’s headstone and talked on the phone with my dear friend, Sandra Pershing. She is the window of the great general’s oldest grandson, John Warren Pershing III, Colonel United States Army. At precisely …
2020 – 11/11/11 – My Grandfather’s Grave, Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado Read More »
YPO Vauclair is a cherished friend of Jack Port’s and mine. Jack is my dear friend, who is a 4th Division D-Day Veteran of Utah Beach. Jack will be 99 years old this coming April and is doing well. My …
2020 – A heartfelt Veterans Day “Merci” from a friend in France Read More »
Today is the special day a grateful nation honors our courageous Veterans and all members of our military. They are and have been the shield that protects us; without them, our great country would be nothing. We owe everything to …
July 4, 1917, Paris, France The American army was beginning to arrive in France in late June 1917. The first U.S. Army unit to arrive was the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division (the Big Red One.) On July …
“Lafayette we are here.” July 4, 1917, Paris, France Read More »
Last November (2019) I attended the New Mexico National Guard’s Military Ball in Albuquerque. The honored guest speaker was U.S. Air Force General (Four Star) Joseph L. Lengyel, who is the National Guard Bureau Chief and a member of the …
This magnificent statue of a doughboy stands in Elizabeth Park in Pueblo, Colorado. It honors the U.S. armed services during World War I. My Grandfather, George A. Carlson, took me to the park in 1976. My wife and I pass …
November 1, 2019 George A. Carlson (above), the grandfather of author and photographer Jeff Lowdermilk, entered the French town of Stenay on the morning of the Armistice, November 11, 1918. A century later, Lowdermilk was in Stenay for ceremonies …
The Grand Evening Begins! My wife and both our daughters at the entrance of the Palace. How Beautiful they are!! Despite the finger over the lens, this is still a great shot of our dear friend Helen Patton and me. …
The date of the signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty, June 28, 1919 has a deep meaning as the Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia five years prior on June 28, 1914. Setting the date for the signing was …
Versailles Peace Treaty – 100th Anniversary Commemoration, June 28, 1919 Read More »
At age 97 my dear friend Jack Port is currently in Normandy for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944 Jack was in the 4th Division and took part in the second assault wave on Utah Beach. Here …
Honoring Jack Port and All of the Brave Americans of D-Day Read More »