Southwest Washington veterans
Every November, U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, shares the stories of Southwest Washington’s veterans on her website.
“It is my duty to honor our military veterans by making sure they have access to the resources and support they were promised,” the Congresswoman said. “Sharing their heroic stories is just one way I hope to honor the sacrifices they made for our security and freedom.”
“Dorothy worked in the nerve center in Algiers, North Africa. She was told to ‘forget everything she ever saw or heard.’ As an excellent speed typist she decoded information from Washington D.C. to General Eisenhower,” her story begins.
Or you can read about Eldred Katyryniuk of Chehalis, who served in the U.S. Navy.
“Eldred served in the Navy as a Seaman 1st Class on the USS Bismarck Sea which was sunk while supporting the Iwa Jima invasion. As one of only a few living seaman who experienced this historical event, his story is gut wrenching,” according to Herrera Beutler’s website.
Lauren Dake
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