Rocky, can you tell us a little bit about the other fellas there with you in the color guard?
God bless those heroes who suffered and died, for plain folks, like you and me.
War is a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.
Rocky, can you tell us a little bit about the other fellas there with you in the color guard?
As we are standing presenting COLORS, Left to right--
Tony Montez- Capt. Vietnam Vet--USMC
Ben Santillan WW 11 Navy
Roque,(Rocky), Riojas, WW 11 C.I.B.
Jose,(Chepe), Alonzo,Army, Korea Artillery
Lupe Moreno,--------Army, WW 11
Jesse Gonzalez----Desert Storm--USMC
Ben traveled on a destroyer, Atl. Pac. oceans, Med. Sea
Jose, Chepe, Alonzo, 105 howitzers, Korea
Rocky, hmmm other than 600 days combat, nothing much
Tony, Jesse, and Lupe just served.
Hope that tells you something of our COLOR GUARD, OH, I DO HAVE A little age on all of them.
Roque J.(Rocky) Riojas
And back by popular demand... drum roll please (or should that be bugle?)![]()
This photo was taken at the Heroes Parade in KC. This is Rocky and his beautiful daughter!
Bugle is for Taps, ain't there yet. Martha was the fourth of six.
Roque J.(Rocky) Riojas
Nope sorry. Bugle is for numerous things in the army such as reveille. Gotcha!
Bugle is for Taps, ain't there yet. Martha was the fourth of six.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Nope sorry. Bugle is for numerous things in the army such as reveille. Gotcha!
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS M-1,,,,,,CHALKS UP ANOTHER WIN. Forgot about reveille,wuz still asleep!!!!!
Roque J.(Rocky) Riojas
That really is nice! ![]()
Dogdaddy 1
2 more photos of Jim and Dolly Hennessey. Thanks Jim!
Mary (Dolly) Tagliareni, 1947
Bayonne, NJ
and
Jim Hennessey, 1947
Bayonne, NJ
Married April 24th, 1949
Assumption Roman Catholic Church
Bayonne, NJ
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
That's something to be very proud of Marion, love the idea as well!!!
Frank
We are paratroopers. We are supposed to be surrounded.
Captain Winters in Bastogne 1944.
Liberation of Noorbeek and Roy Booher tribute:
How sweet!!
God bless those heroes who suffered and died, for plain folks, like you and me.
War is a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.
















