Original 101st Airborne warrior gone, not forgotten
Command Sgt. Maj. Dick Veenendaal was one of the original members of the 101st Airborne out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The unit was reconstituted in 1956 after being disbanded for a time after World War II.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jack Womer
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jack Nietz Womer, a demolitions expert with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II.
#OperationSong Cristoval Lemus
This #OperationSong spotlight is on “Pech River Valley” by Afghanistan Veteran Cristoval Lemus, who served in the Army's 101st Airborne.
Army Veterans launch podcast to amplify the realities of military service
Mike Izzo and Pat McGinty have been friends for more than twenty years. They met at the United States Military Academy and were teammates on the Army West Point Men’s Rugby Team. They attended the Infantry Officer Basic Course and Ranger School at the same time. Perhaps most significantly, they both deployed to Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Now the duo is launching a podcast to amplify the realities of military service, and they're looking for stories to share.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Tom Jones
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Tom Jones, who served as a field artilleryman with the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Curtis Owens
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Curtis Owens, who served with the 101st Airborne Division and now works for the Texas Veterans Commission.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Roger Dale Davis
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Roger Dale Davis, who served with the 101st Airborne Division and later became an Indiana Supreme Court justice.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jack Zimmerman
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jack Zimmerman, who served with the 101st Airborne Division as an airborne infantryman in Afghanistan.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Milton Matthews
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Milton Mathews, who served with the 101st Airborne Division during Vietnam.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Arch J. Lewis Jr
Arch Lewis was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and sent to England. There he and the other paratroopers prepared for D-Day by taking practice jumps.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Earl Ervin McClung
Earl McClung was one of the original members of ‘Easy’ Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Regiment, of the 101st Airborne Division.
[Podcast] #29: Bob Wright – Army Veteran, Prostate Cancer Survivor
Bob Wright, a cancer survivor, served as a Battalion Surgeon`s Assistant with 101st Airborne Division. He was in Vietnam from 1969-1970.
