December 2012 Blog Posts (2)

A true hero-Milton Mapo, Pearl Harbor survivor and Battle-Hardened Sailor

Yesterday the United States marked the 71st anniversary of the Day of Infamy, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

Your Military Story member and Motts Military Museum Treasurer and author, Colonel Ron Albers (retired) wrote a masterful story about a survivor. Milton Mapo not only experienced the atack, but lived on to endure all ten battle stars earned by the U.S.S. Pringle.

Be sure to read Milt's fascinating story here.… Continue

Added by Claudia Bartow on December 8, 2012 at 10:08pm — No Comments

Fa la la la la.....Let's hear your military holiday stories!

It's that time of year... everybody has holidays on their minds. I will admit, in the past my husband and I were pretty lax about getting decorations up until like two weeks before Christmas That doesn't fly now having a four year old. Oh no, the first day of school after Thanksgiving Break she marched home and told me…