Championhilz Posted December 18, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 18, 2008 Today would have been my father's 82nd birthday (He passed away two years ago), and to mark the occasion I created an online shadowbox of his military service during World War II at honorplace.com. If you have not checked out the site, it is great! You can create a shadowbox honoring your own or a family member's military service, and it is free. I highly recommend it. My father's shadowbox can be viewed at: http://www.honorplace.com/Shadowbox.aspx?alias=Giambrone It is still a work in progress, but I would love to hear some comments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted December 18, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 18, 2008 Hi Champ, That's a really nice site. Your dad's shadowbox is great, very nicely done, what a great way to honor these men and women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomV Posted December 18, 2008 Share #3 Posted December 18, 2008 Hi Champ, That's a really nice site. Your dad's shadowbox is great, very nicely done, what a great way to honor these men and women. Couldn't agree more! You really did a great job by creating this shadowbox for your father. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCasualty Posted December 19, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 19, 2008 Very nicely done! Thanks much for sharing this and the site itself. What a wonderful tribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted December 19, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 19, 2008 Very well done. A beautiful tribute. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustykamel Posted December 19, 2008 Share #6 Posted December 19, 2008 Hello Jeff, That's a nicely done tribute. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightenIrish35 Posted December 19, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 19, 2008 Oh Boy Jeff,what a SPECTACULAR way to show him you honor him and love him. Your father is smiling right now Jeff,i know,and you know that hes very proud of his boy Great way to honor him CHAMP! By the way is it free to do on that website or do I need to enter a fee.Id love to honor my grandfather now that i see how nice yours came out buddy. Regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Championhilz Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted December 19, 2008 Michael, It is totally free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightenIrish35 Posted December 19, 2008 Share #9 Posted December 19, 2008 YAY!!!thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDC Posted December 20, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 20, 2008 Very nice tribute to your father. It's interesting that he was able to get the deferment to finish HS. My dad was in about the same boat but got drafted anyway. He had to finish HS after the war (10th Mountain Div.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMIN Posted December 20, 2008 Share #11 Posted December 20, 2008 Very nice! I've never seen an online one like that. Excellent tribute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Championhilz Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share #12 Posted December 20, 2008 Very nice tribute to your father. It's interesting that he was able to get the deferment to finish HS. My dad was in about the same boat but got drafted anyway. He had to finish HS after the war (10th Mountain Div.). Dad's deferment was one of the benefits of living in a small Southern town - He was born and raised in Bolton, Mississippi, population (then & now) approximately 640. Everybody knew everybody, and half the people in town were related to the other half. The head of the local draft board was friends with my dad's parents, and gave him a deferment to finish high school. So instead of entering the army in early 1944, he didn't enter service until the summer of 1944. This delay made all the difference in the world, as he arrived in Europe just after the Battle of the Bulge. In fact, the unit he was sent to, Troop B of the 18th Mechanized Recon. Cavalry, needed replacements badly as they had taken heavy losses during the Bulge. Dad's commanding officer, Capt. Robert G. Fossland, received a silver star for his actions during the Bulge - he led the survivors of his troop out of a German encirclement and back to U.S. lines. My dad became very good friends with Capt. Fossland, and said they exchanged Christmas Cards for years after the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA1794 Posted January 14, 2009 Share #13 Posted January 14, 2009 A very nice tribute. Thanks for sharing. C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted January 14, 2009 Share #14 Posted January 14, 2009 It is a great web-site, thx for letting us know. And a wonderful tribute to your Dad...! s/f Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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