A RANGER AT NORMANDY: Harris Holman

by | May 19, 2017 | Post Traumatic Stress, US Army, World War II

Rangers at Pointe du Hoc

Harris Holman was a SSG, squad leader, in the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment when they landed at Normandy.

His story is the story of an everyday hero, although he would certainly reject that tag.

Harris passed on December 7, 2002 in his hometown of Hatton, ND.

 

 

 

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A NURSE AT PEARL HARBOR: Agnes Sure

by | May 19, 2017 | US Navy, World War II

Agnes Sure

Agnes Sure enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a nurse in 1938.  Her career took her to Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and throughout the Pacific during World War II.

Listen to her fascinating story that took her from rural North Dakota to Pearl Harbor en-route to a twenty-two year career in the Navy and then time in Afghanistan with the World Health Organization.

Agnes passed away in 2015 at the age of 99.  I met her on three occasions, she was truly what makes this nation great.

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