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About the middle of the night, Arthur said, they tore the side of a building off and started a fire. They got yelled at but made it until morning, he said. |
“It was so cold that first night in Europe,” Arthur said. |
He said he saw a lot of dead animals and people lying around in Europe. Arthur went on an Honor Flight in 2012 and he said that seeing the World War II Memorial “gave him goosebumps” and brought a lot of those memories back to him. |
He said shortly after being deployed to Europe, they saw these people who had a horse and a cow hooked to a wagon that were trying to escape. |
Also, Arthur said his family’s house burned down after he had only been gone for a month and two days. He said he tried to get out of the service in order to come home to help and his neighbors even wrote letters to try and bring him home, but he couldn’t get out. |
Larry said his dad was always behind the lines during the war. He said his father is happiest about the fact that he didn’t have to shoot anyone. While he carried a sidearm all the time, he never had to use it. |
Arthur said he remembered he laid his big rifle on a trailer and grabbed a newer carbine off “a person who didn’t need it,” which is what he carried with him the rest of his time in the service. While they trained with bigger guns that had bayonets attached during training in Puerto Rico, he never saw anybody use them ... |
Arthur was a chief switchboard operator in the U.S. Army Infantry and he earned a Bronze Star. Larry said Arthur earned the Bronze Star “for doing a tremendous job” and “keeping the lines open.” He said he was involved in the Battle of the Bulge. |
Arthur said he had to set up the switchboard and plug in the lines, and he helped set up lines when he was in Germany. |
“I had to hook the board up and the wires, and make sure it had operators on there. I had to get on the board sometimes too when there wasn’t enough guys,” Arthur said. |
He said for a while, they were on the move every day. They would bring guys forward with the switchboard and would have to set up more lines, and sometimes, he would have to carry it himself, Arthur said. |
Being on the move, they ate a lot of K-rations-daily food rations-and he said every day they’d get three boxes, which also included some cigarettes. |
“I traded cigarettes for money because I didn’t smoke. I would get a nickel or dime for a cigarette and there were three or four in a pack of K-rations,” Arthur said. |
Arthur also remembered how the prisoners of war cooked for them when the war ended. |
Arthur returned to the United States on leave and he was supposed to go back, but President HarryTruman had made the decision to drop the nuclear bombs in Japan and the war ended. However, Arthur said that he lost a cousin, Eldon L. Breidenbach, in the Pacific Theater. |
Arthur served from 1942 to 1945 and left the Army with the rank of technician fifth grade corporal when his service was finished. Arthur said when he and his friends got back and were completely out of the service, they partied and got “pie-eyed,” and his father didn’t make him stay in the field and work. |
Larry said before the war, Arthur had met his wife Marie (Zoeller), who was born May 2, 1923, when her family moved to a farm across the road from his farm. She was 7 and he was 11 when they first met, he said. |
Both from Tiffin, Arthur was one of seven children and Marie was one of 13 children, and they each attended a one-room school house together, Larry said. The couple was married June 6, 1946, had three children together and are to celebrate 73 years of marriage this year. Marie said she had always wanted a big wedding, ... |
“The reason mom chose dad was because she knew how he was going to treat her. She knew she wouldn’t have to worry about that,” Larry said. |
Marie said she had worked during the war effort and got a job doing house work where she would clean houses for people. Later, she worked at General Electric, which is where she says she “made big money.” Arthur added that even though Marie worked 40 hours a week and he worked 55 hours, her paychecks were bigger than h... |
Larry said after the war, Arthur worked at Huth Construction Co. a little bit, which was located where American Standard was later. He said it was dirty out there and his father didn’t like that, so he went and worked for Seneca Wire some. |
Finally, Arthur got a job at National Machinery, which is where he worked for 34 years. Larry said his father also worked on a farm that he purchased and had bought a rental property. Arthur said at National, he worked on the floor putting big machines together and was asked to take over the electrical on the floor, wh... |
“I liked that because I could plan my own work,” he said. |
Arthur’s daughter, Denise Walsh, said her father prayed every day during the war to make it through it. Arthur said often, the hood of a Jeep was the altar they used when they had Mass. Denise said after her father retired in 1979, Arthur became a daily celibate and started going to church every day, which he still doe... |
Larry said his parents have seen a lot of changes in their lives, and they can’t get over how fast one can see pictures after they’ve been taken. Denise said they don’t use computers and the biggest changes in their lives is probably the technology. |
She said both her parents stopped going to school after the eighth grade because they worked from them on. Arthur said he worked on the family farm with his father because he didn’t want to go to high school. Marie said after eighth grade, she was asked by the teacher to help teach the first-grade kids, then she wouldn... |
“That’s how I got out of high school, but now, I wish I wouldn’t have done that,” she said. |
The family credits the couple’s longevity to the pair staying active. Larry said their work ethic and being active and involved in the community has helped. |
Larry said after retiring, the couple went to Florida in 1980 which is where they stayed during the winter until about three years ago. He said they were involved in dances and talent shows and helped raise money for local parks and churches. |
“We walked every morning, four miles a day together, and then we went to church every day,” Arthur said. |
Denise said even before then, her parents had volunteered all throughout her childhood. She said Arthur was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, was an usher and also was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Larry said he was also a member of the National Machinery Quarter Century Club. Denise said with them both be... |
“They both were very good about volunteering for other organizations their whole life,” Denise said. |
Larry said his parents made a lot of friends in Florida and have “led a simple life, but they had a lot of fun and played a lot of cards.” Denise said she believes the couple’s “faith and love for each other” has kept them together for so long. |
Marie said “it didn’t seem possible” that the couple had been together as long as they have. When asked for advice on how a couple can stay married this long, Marie and Arthur both laughed and their instructions were simple. |
“Don’t argue. Just give in,” Marie said. |
Arthur’s advice was even more succinct. |
“Just say yes,” he said. |
Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has made a surprise visit to Iraq for a dawn service honoring soldiers who fought during the ill-fated allied campaign at Gallipoli in 1915, in which thousands of Australian troops were killed. |
Mr. Howard flew into Baghdad amid tight security. Australia was part of the invasion of Iraq and has about 850 military personnel stationed in there. |
Automatic gunfire could be heard beyond Baghdad international airport during Australian Prime Minister John Howard's surprise visit. |
Wearing camouflaged body armor, the prime minister brushed off the danger of his trip, insisting that Australian forces in Iraq face greater perils. He spoke to the Australian troop at a service inside Baghdad's airport compound. |
Prime Minister Howard said,"And on behalf of your fellow Australians, I say thank you for what you are doing in our name." |
Mr. Howard's surprise visit coincides with Anzac Day, which remembers soldiers who fought with the Australia New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War One. Both sides in the conflict suffered massive casualties. |
The battle is considered a pivotal moment in Australian history. It achieved independence from Britain in 1901 and the Gallipoli campaign was seen as a heroic defeat by a fledgling nation breaking free of its colonial past. Marches and ceremonies are held on Anzac Day across Australia. |
At the service in Baghdad, Mr. Howard paid tribute to what he called the great tradition of commitment and sacrifice by Australian troops. |
Australia sent 2,000 troops to join the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and Mr. Howard's conservative government insists its remaining troops will stay. The 850 troops remaining include soldiers protecting Australia's diplomatic staff, instructing Iraqi service volunteers, air force air traffic controllers and naval crews in... |
Australia's opposition Labor Party says it will withdraw its by the end of the year if it wins an upcoming federal election. Opinion polls show most voters do not like the idea and share the government's view that Australian troops should stay in the Middle East until their job is done. |
So far, there have been no Australian combat casualties in Iraq. |
Many would be hard-pressed to find the newly named Memphis Park or Mississippi River Park, but a new push wants to put those and other downtown locales back on the city's cultural map. |
Islands of public space — a few parks and a library — dot the downtown landscape in an unlinked archipelago chain. These islands stretch from Cossitt Library at the corner of Front and Union and north between Riverside and Main to include the library, Memphis Park, Mississippi River Park, Court Square Park, and other p... |
Disconnected and sometimes hard to access on foot, these spaces draw the occasional tourist and a steady stream of homeless people sitting in the library's courtyard or lounging on the parks' many benches. These spaces are underutilized by most Memphians but are landmarks along what many consider the city's front porch... |
Memphis does have a proven prescription for activating unused landmarks. Previtalization brought back to life the Broad Avenue corridor, the Tennessee Brewery, and other areas. The idea is to use a rundown space as a blank canvas, put up something temporary to show its potential, bring in people to see it, and, hopeful... |
That's exactly what organizers hope to do with the "Reimagining the Civic Commons" project. |
"This part of downtown is the missing piece that would link nodes of activity to the north (Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid) and south (Tom Lee Park, Beale Street, Main Street)," said Maria Furhmann, the project's lead organizer in Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's office. "The Cossitt Library and the two riverfront parks a... |
The project involved re-branding Memphis Park as the Fourth Bluff. |
Memphis and six other cities are participating in the Civic Commons project, competing against one another for a $5 million grant by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation. The project was launched last year with an $11 million investment to link some of Philad... |
"Every city has a collection of civic places with the potential to add to their success in a big way," Carol Coletta, Knight Foundation vice-president for community and national initiatives, said in a statement last year. "In many cases however, these places are siloed from one another and in competition for dollars." |
In Memphis last week, new wayfinding signs went up around the library and the parks. New artwork from the UrbanArt Commission was installed on the Riverside corners at Court and Monroe. |
At Memphis Park (formerly Confederate Park) new lights, movable furniture, food trucks, and a host of new activities popped up near the park's historic cannon and statue of former Confederate president Jefferson Davis. |
On Saturday, many got to visit the Cossitt Library's newly re-opened second floor and saw a new lighting display on the outside of the building. The usually quiet library was host to a post-race party — complete with music, food, and beer — for a downtown 5K run. On Tuesday, the Hattiloo Theatre staged a free performan... |
As much as the Civic Commons project is to connect the places to each other, it's also about connecting the community to the river, said Furhrman, who called the riverfront "Memphis' first great place." |
Enjoy this FREE preview of our comprehensive and continually updated set of New York's public notices. Discover business leads and opportunities. Search by county or category. Pinpoint on interactive maps. Export data to a spreadsheet. Revisit frequently for new data and features from Long Island Business News. |
New postings in New York in the last 30 days. |
Anyone have any recommendations for campsites along the lakeshore loop,thoughts Photos ext. Any with great water views/swimming. Looking at starting road to nowhere, then lakeshore to hazel creek, to coldsprings, to bear creek. I was thinking of using 75 83 86 98. |
My wife and I decided to hike up to Mt. Leconte by Alum Cave Trail on this cool July morning. At a start time of just after 9am, it was still only 63 degrees at the trailhead just off of Newfound Gap Road. The climb is over 2700 vertical feet over about 5.5 miles if you go all the way to Cliff Tops. And although that s... |
Entrance Fees for Smokies? Legislation is on the way. |
When we said the fee machine was just getting cranked up, it wasn't hype. |
Day 1 was so nice.Day 2 should be nicer.RIGHT? |
This would be Steve's 3rd or 4th try to see Andrews Bald.We met in Townsend around 0600 hours.And yes, Puff and Olaf were present. |
Fellow GS member Steve Kelly traveled down for 2 days to hike and photograph in the Park.Fortunately I was invited. |
Steve drove down from KY for Day 1 so we did an easy hike.Up Little River Trail we trod.Destination to be Husky Branch Falls. |
We don't get in a hurry.Too many pics to take. Never mind that we delete most of them ! |
Info on burned building near Park boundary. |
And not in a good way. Especially since this site is managed by a journalism corporation. |
Last night I posted a response to a question that was in no way Ad Hominem. This morning I see that it has been deleted. Why ask questions if you don't want honest responses? This is why a lot of people have bailed on this website over the past year. I got bored once the censorship began; it was as if all the adults fo... |
Go to town! Mr. Prosecutor. |
I hadn't hiked the Little River Trail (LRT) in some time and had never taken it all the way to its end at Campsite (CS) 30. It was a good reason to take off from work on a Friday morning and head out for some hiking. |
News Sentinel photographer Adam Lau, who's been with the paper for just under a year, has posted a "best of" gallery of his "Hike of the Month" photos. |
If you haven't seen them, take a look, there are some awesome photos. |
Guess you folks heard about/read about the breaking news of a guy who, in trying to flee from the police, drove onto Cades Cove loop road. I suspect the suspect was not all that familiar with the loop road. You know, some things you just cannot make up. On the other hand, perhaps this person wanted to see some beauty a... |
Have dads received secret instructions to never type in sentences? |
Cell service? Who needs it! |
The campaign denies any wrong-doing. |
For very important reasons, unfortunately. |
Guaranteed to make you laugh, at least. |
Google's banned words list includes "lactation" and "LSAT" but not "sit on my face." |
After his number was published, people aren't being shy about reaching out. |
Sometimes technology is so pure. |
Google might finally bring texting on Android up to speed with Apple's iMessage. |
Finally, the truth about texting. |
Grandmothers have no time for sleeping in. |
Back when a mobile phone was THE must-have accessory. |
Texting the wrong number was a blessing in disguise. |
Forgive me father, for I do not have an iPhone. |
The up-close-and-personal photos allow scientists to monitor the imperiled marine mammals' health. |
Can drones help save the whales? |
In August, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Vancouver Aquarium conducted a series of drone flights over British Columbia’s Johnstone Strait to monitor the health and reproduction of threatened Northern Resident killer whales from 100 feet in the air. |
It was the first time researchers had deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle, in this case a six-bladed, remote-controlled helicopter called a hexacopter, to observe orcas. |
Scientists are trying to determine if the salmon-eating killer whales are getting enough food by analyzing the high-resolution photos to observe the weight of individual animals. They can also see which females are pregnant and confirm the percentage of successful pregnancies. |
“We collected just under 20,000 images during 60 flights of 77 Northern Resident killer whales and five transient (mammal eating) killer whales,” John Durban, a population ecologist for NOAA Fisheries, said in an email. |
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