Scheuber International News

A special thank you to the one who posted the Veterans' Day Honor post.  It so touched me to see this since just 2 weeks ago Ben and I met with my only surviving uncle to video tape him about his life growing up here in Modesto on McHenry Ave(site of now Tropics Motel)  with his mom & dad and his 7 siblings.(one being my dad)  As he reached the point in his life story of being 18 years old  and signing up for the marines, I was unsure what he would reveal for he never wanted to tell of his battles in Guam, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.  He proceeded to tell of the horrific 36 days of battle on Iwo Jima where he saw his buddies blown to pieces and  other bodies buried in trenches, fighting day and night without enough food, sleep or places to take cover, and fearing that he would never come home again.  The tears flowed from his eyes as did from Ben and mine.  At this time in our interview we decided after 1 1/2 hr of videotaping that we would give this 84 yr old a rest and return another time. We truly need to honor our vets for risking or giving their lives for us here in the USA.  olemarge