Tag Archives: Stories from Veterans
My Military Tour of Duty
Art Spronk tells the story of his time serving in the army during the Korean Conflict. At dawn on June 25, 1950, (it was still June 24 in the U.S. and Europe) 90,000 communist troops of the North Korean People’s
Schoolmeester Served At Ft. Sill
Jerold Schoolmeester and Sophie Veldhuizen started dating in 1951. Pete Van Nieuwenhuyzen introduced them. Their first date was supposed to be after Christian Endeavor on a Sunday night, but Sophie got the mumps. She talked to Jerold out of her
Kroontje Cooked In The Army
Pictured: Gerrit Kroontje of Leota served as a cook in the army during the Korean War. He has enjoyed putting together model airplanes (pictured behind him) in his spare time. (photo by Jill Fennema) As we have said in previous
Al Walhof, Arctic soldier
Allen Walhof volunteered for the draft in 1954. The Korean War was still going on, but was starting to wind down. Some of his friends had already gotten married and were able to avoid the draft in that way. Al
