Journal of a Veteran

Otto Hiegel was one of the first people I met in Lambsborn, Germany.  He does not speak very much English, but I can speak pretty good conversational German.  Over the course of time, we have become friends and he has shared his stories of WWII with me.   Otto was born in 1925.  Lambsborn is located on [...]

In Desert Storm, after the airwar had started and before the ground assault, we were hit by a trememdous sand storm know as a Shamal.  Our group had 6 GP Medium tents, each staked to the sand with special, 4 ft rebarr tent stakes.  We were all nestled in out sleeping bags when it hit.  [...]

Larry was my uncle, my father’s half brother.  In WWII, he flew in the European Theater in a B-17F with the 384th Bomber Group (Heavy), 546th Bomber Squadron.  He was a bombardier and the name of his bomber was “Jolly Roger.”  I met him several times, but he passed away a few years ago.  His [...]