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Home » Archives by category » Heroes (Page 21)
Hero in Our Midst – Ed Mitchell – Valley Patriot of the Month, March, 2006
By: Ted Tripp – March, 2006 NORTH ANDOVER- An electrical short circuit had forced early termination of the dive of the Navy’s Deep Submergence Research Vehicle, Turtle. As the Turtle…
Heroes in our Midst – Don & Linda Dean Campbell – Valley Patriots of the Month
By: Tom Duggan – February, 2006 Don Campbell joined the military in 1978. He was commissioned into ROTC at Pittsburgh State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. After serving active duty for…
Hero in our Midst – William Callahan – Valley Patriot of the Month
By: Tom Duggan -January, 2006 NORTH ANDOVER – Lawrence native Bill Callahan served his country in two wars, World War II and the Korean War. After completing his military service,…
It Used to be Called Treason
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITRIAL December, 2005 Each month the Valley Patriot honors Veterans of the U.S. military who fought for this country at great personal risk and tremendous personal sacrifice. Normally, we prefer to…
Hero in Our Midst – John Doherty – Valley Patriot of the Month
By Dr. Charles Ormsby – December 6, 2005 ANDOVER, MA – John Doherty had a lot of family history to uphold. His family had lived in Andover for over…
Hero in our Midst – CPL. Harvey Gibeau – Valley Patriot of the Month,
By: Dr. Charles Ormsby – November, 2005 Harvey Gibeau was born in Lawrence in 1923 and after high school he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s. He…
Hero in our Midst – Frank Shimko, E-4 Communications Specialist – Valley Patriot of the Month
By: Charles Ormsby – October, 2005 Frank Shimko, E-4 Communications Specialist Frank Shimko didn’t think his future lay in Nebraska, so at 19 he enlisted in the Army. It…
Hero in our Midst – Pfc. Alexander “Alex” Milne – Valley Patriot of the Month (9-05)
By: Charles Ormsby – September, 2005 NORTH ANDOVER – Alexander Milne rarely speaks of his wartime experiences, even with fellow veterans. Such conversations were uncommon even with his brother,…
Hero in Our Midst – Jim Mulligan – Valley Pariot of the Month
By Dr. Charles Ormsby – August, 2005 Bound, blindfolded and badly injured, Captain Jim Mulligan was led through the angry crowd of Vietnamese peasants. They screamed in Vietnamese while striking…
Hero in Our Midst – Charles Bruderer – Valley Patriot of the Month
By: Charles Ormsby – July, 2005 Charles Bruderer of Methuen is just wrapping up his military career. He will be leaving the National Guard after 33 years of service to our country…
Valley Patriots of the Month Charles & Edward Boddy
(June, 2005) They were literally the lifeblood of the American troops fighting against the Nazis and Japanese during World War II. The mariners of the Merchant Marine may have been…
Join the Heroes As They Gather
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL May, 2005 It is time for a reality check as our Town and City leaders wring their hands over budgets that don’t stretch to meet everyone’s expressed…
Hero in Our Midst, Ted Cole – Valley Patriot of the Month (May, 2005)
By: Dr. Charles Ormsby – May, 2005 Andover, Mass. – “I was furious at what they did,” said Ted Cole, recalling his emotions after hearing about the bombing of Pearl…
Valley Patriot of the Month (April, 2005) – Haverhill’s Mike Buglione- Heroes in Our Midst
By: Dr. Charled Ormsby – April, 2005 HAVERHILL, Mass. – Shortly after his 22nd birthday and nine months before Pearl Harbor, Michael Buglione went to his draft board and…
Heroes in Our Midst – Corporal Theodore (Ted) R. Eaton- Valley Patriot of the Month
By: Chuck Ormsby – March, 2005 NORTH ANDOVER-The Eaton family has a proud history of serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. When Ted Eaton was in his early teens, he…
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