For the past two and a half years I have been researching Operation Husky the campaign to capture the island of Sicily from the Axis. I have so far concentrated on the British and Commonwealth 8th Army and the Canadian 1st Division and their actions in eastern Sicily. I have visited Sicily over the last two summers, going to landing and battle sites and war cemeterys.

I return to Sicily in May 2005 and for the second week of my stay will be tracing the path west of the US 7th Army from Agrigento via Corleone to Palemo and then along the northern coast.

I would like to hear from 7th Army veterans, families and friends with any memories etc. on this action.

Colin.

Hi:

While watching a program on TV the other day, I heard about this site. It's called the Wounded Warriors Project. This is their mission:

The Wounded Warrior Project was founded on the principle that veterans are our nation's greatest citizens. The Project seeks to assist those men and women of our armed forces who have been severely injured during the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other hot spots around the world. Many of the injuries are traumatic amputations, gunshot wounds, burns and blast injuries that will retire these brave warriors from military service. These wounded soldiers will return to civilian life minus one or more limbs, or with serious wounds or disfiguring scars, and will face greater challenges today obtaining assistance and finding opportunities that would enable them to provide for themselves and their families.

The Wounded Warrior Project was founded to give a voice to this new generation of veterans facing unique issues and problems. The Project fills the vital need for a coordinated, united effort to enable wounded veterans to aid and assist each other and to readjust to civilian life.

Please give them a moment of your time. Thanks!

Guess what? My husband was going through the boxes that we brought home when we closed on my house this month and lo and behold while rummaging through an old button tin, he found a real treasure. I heard, "Honey, you aren't going to believe what I found!" And there in this tin that almost got tossed, were my dad's tags. Oh I was dancing. Tell me that the gods haven't been shining down on my lately. I think I have several guardian angels.

What were the odds????

Still dancing in Alger

jhor9

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Joined: 5/3/2002

From: Pompano Beach FL

Status: offline I had a friend who was a pilot in a different group, tell me this story--- In formation at altitude over 20,000 ft enroute to a target his plane was was in the inside of of a tight turn. The plane flipped over on it's back and then split essed, at the completion of the manouver, on its way back up. he was unable to push the wheel forward to try to level the plane, the plane then stalled and went into a spin. He tried everything and he was lucky that he was able to right the plane at 3000 ft. He then returned to his base,when they examined the plane every rivet was popped, needless to say that plane never flew again. I dont recall if anyone left the plane on it's way down

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Jules Horowitz, pilot, 99th BG

Convoy escort earns a Purple Heart

Released: Nov. 15, 2004

By 2nd Lt. Heather Alden

100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

Staff Sgt. Amelia Solomon, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron, stands in front of the truck she was commanding when the truck in front of hers was hit by an improvised explosive device in Iraq May 1. She earned the Purple Heart for the injuries she received during a convoy mission with the Army. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robinson)

Amelia Solomon

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENAHALL, England (USAFENS) -- Staff Sgt. Amelia Solomon didn’t spend her summer backpacking through Europe or sunbathing on the beaches of Cornwall with her 3-year-old daughter.

Instead, she spent her summer in the dry, blistering heat of Iraq , wondering how many improvised explosive devices might be hidden on the trail in front of her convoy and praying just to make it through each day alive. She triumphed through the challenging six-month tour with the Army as a convoy escort, and she has the Purple Heart to prove it.

A five-year Air Force veteran, the 24-year-old enthusiastically volunteered to go to Iraq as an Air Force vehicle operator. The 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron sent five people to Iraq just a couple of months before she found out she was going.