Grandpa wasn’t Grandpa when he joined the military back in the day. He was a kid, just like the Helias High School students who are studying history.
“Some were drafted and some chose to volunteer, but all of them were either 18, 19 or 20-year-olds, and some of those went off to war to fight,” said Tom Emmel.
Tom Emmel’s classes are recording Mid-Missouri veteran’s stories and preserving them through the Library of Congress Veterans Project.
If you’re interested, contact Helias.