Meet First Sergeant (U.S. Army Retired) Larry Faulkner, I am justly proud to call him my friend.
A man who fought shoulder to shoulder with my late father in the 39th Infantry Regiment, during WW2, through North Africa, Italy and 6 other major campaigns from D-Day to the end of the war...and then went on to combat in Korea, and finally Vietnam...
No need to go into detail on the medals I don't recognize... but I do see the Combat Infantryman's Badge (CIB), Three Bronze Stars, Two Silver Stars, and Two Purple Hearts...
This soldier's soldier is now about 88 years old, and I hope to visit with him this summer at the next reunion of the WW2 9th Infantry Division Association in Grand Rapids Michigan...
At last count, we are losing between 1200 and 1700 WW2 veterans a day... the world will be a darker place without them.
Our current generation is no less brave... May God bless the sons and daughters of this forum, and all proud Americans that are today protecting freedom around the world.
