Tag Archives: Army
I Wish I Had Known My Great Uncle Joe
I never met my Great Uncle Jose Pacheco (aka Joe P. Smith) He died 10 years before I was born. From what I’ve been told, he must have been a remarkable person. Jose was the oldest child of Theodoro Pacheco and Maria de Braga. He was born 1 Oct 1896 in Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii. His …
My Dad was a Korean Conflict Veteran
I was sure to use the word “conflict” because my Dad corrected anyone who called it a war. Even at the age of 84, he’d say “It was a police action and not a war, dammit!” Don’t want to get Dad’s spirit angry, now do I? My Dad was drafted in 1951. Here’s a photo …