by Robert J. Watson | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
I was the Weapons Platoon Leader. Company I made the transition from Fort Jackson to Congleton, England, where further preparation for eventual combat progressed. Every day saw us on the road for our daily 10-mile march, one half of which approached the border of...
by Marty Ring | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
My outfit was stationed in a small community called Leek. It was in England about twelve miles from Manchester, a very large city. Leek was a lovely, hospitable little town, and its residents were most gracious to us curious GIs. One evening, I went with a few of the...
by Dan Rossiter | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
Much in one’s life happens by chance, subject to forces outside one’s control, and it’s surprising that a lot of it is good, not so surprising that some of it seems bad and strange. My short extraordinary friendship with Malvin Vigneault began over...