Eric Weicht is a former Cook County resident known for adventuring on bodies of water. He chats here with Will Moore about his most recent trip--canoeing down the Mississippi from northern Minnesota to Memphis through the month of November.
Wayne Stillman enlisted in 1956. Born and raised in Rochester, he ended up back in his hometown at a new Military Police (MP) unit. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
Richard Krom’s great-grandfather marched hundreds of miles to Gettysburg, only to find himself, in company with the First Minnesota, immediately plunged into battle. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
Richard Krom is the great-grandson of Edward H Bassett, a Faribault, Minnesota man who fought with the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
In the Korean War, Merle Peterson and his infantry unit not only had to contend with enemy attacks but the bitter cold of a Korean winter. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
Merle Peterson arrived in Korea in August 1950. His unit got off the ship and three days later, they were surrounded by the enemy. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
Merle Peterson enlisted in the Army right out of high school in 1948. Two years later, the Korean War broke out, and his battalion was shipped overseas. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
Frank Churchward was in Korea in 1954-55. He was with the Army combat engineers, operating heavy equipment, building bridges and doing carpentry. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
