Tag: Veterans Echoes

WWII Veteran William “Bill” Powell

Fort Collins resident Bill Powell was a B-24 bomber pilot in WWII. When he arrived in Europe after training, Bill and his crew began flying missions out of Italy. He was now on his 10th mission and everything seemed to be going smooth. After dropping their bombs on the rail yards in Munich, the formation …

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US Navy Veteran Norm Oliphant

Norm Oliphant wanted to be an artist and told his dad so. His dad’s response was, “You’ll starve to death.” He wasn’t being unsupportive of his son’s dream, just practical as it was the Depression and no one had money for art. Soon another major event came along that made Norm once again have to …

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