Monday, November 11, 2013

Thank you to many generations of bravery.

Today I share with you the brave men and women of my family who have sacrificed so much for the honor of our country. 

My Aunt, Margo Frazier
United States Navy

Pictured on right:
My Maternal Grandfather, Walter Joseph Filla
United States Army
WWII Tech 5
Father of Margo Frazier




My Paternal Grandfather, Robert Olin Ferrer
United States Army
WWII 1st Sargeant
Letter from President Harry Truman to my Grandfather, Robert Olin Ferrer
Letter from President Bush to my Grandfather, Robert Olin Ferrer

My Paternal Great Uncle, Raymond "Hame" Powell Ferrer
United States Army
WWII PFC
My Maternal Great Grand Uncle, Herbert "Bert" Brannock
United States Army
WWI PVT FIELD SIG BN 35 DIV

My Maternal Great Grand Uncle, Roy Edward Hanf
United States Army
WWII PFC
Killed in Action in Foret de Parroy, France 12 October 1944



My Maternal Great Grand Uncle, John F "Bud" Brannock
United States Navy
WWII

Pictured on left:
My Paternal Great Uncle, Elwyn Edward Parham
United States Navy
WWII
My third cousin twice removed, Paul Hampton Harty Jr. (right) shaking hands with Captain C.D. Everhart 16 Jan., 1969 
United States Navy
Vietnam 

My Second Cousin Twice Removed, Admiral Harry Lafayette Harty, Jr
United States Navy
WWII, Korea, Vietnam
My Paternal Great Grand Uncle, William Raymond Grace
United States Army
WWI