Post a Coin Commemorating Memorial Day and My Dad....

[The Penny Lady]

I personally am deeply grateful for and thankful to and would like to honor all of our service men and women for their dedication to keeping our country safe. I would also personally like to honor my dad Edward Waszkiewicz (born in 1921) who is turning 90 tomorrow and served in the Navy from 1939-1969.

 

My dad is also a Pearl Harbor Survivor. At the time of the attack, my dad was 20 and was working as a fireman standing by with hose and water while the ships were being refueled. His story is recounted in Walter Lord's book "Day of Infamy."

 

pg. 139: "Seaman Ed Waszkiewicz watched from the Ford Island seaplane ramp, nearly half a mile across the bay. At this distance, he knew he was at least safe - until he looked up at the sky. One of the Shaw's five-inch shells was tumbling end over end, arching directly at him. He dived behind a fire truck as the shell hit the concrete ramp several feet away. It didn't explode, merely bounced a hundred yards along the ramp and changed into one of the hangars."

 

So please post a coin dated "90" or a coin from 1921 or a coin with a military theme to help commemorate Memorial Day and my dad!

 

 

 

 

[The Penny Lady]

I thought I'd also share these photos of my dad and his friends in Pearl Harbor just weeks before the bombing.

 

 

My dad is in the middle

 

 

Standing on the left

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Coindude]

Wow, that's major cool! Thanks for posting.

[johnny9434]

way cool. them picutres will be well preserved. thanks for sharing

[rrantique]

 

 

 

[SkyMan]

Please tell your Dad that I would like to thank him for his service.

 

 

[Old Pueblo]

My Dad flying F105 fighter during the Vietnam war. Then he road his goldwing all over north America. He's still kicking!

 

Happy Memorial day

 

 

OP

[nunfa0]

Here's a medal for your Dad...

[pakasmommy-migration]

Very cool, Charmy. And he was "movie star handsome" in his youth!

 

Does he ever attend the annual remembrance on Oahu? As the years pass by, there are fewer and fewer survivors in attendance...

[jtryka]

What awesome and historic photos, you must be so proud of your dad. My dad was born in July of '41, but my uncle (my mom's brother-in-law) fought in Europe, he is now 93 and living in Oklahoma. Here's a coin from your dad's birth year and one of my all time favorite designs, sorry, but for this one you need to read Roman numerals to get the date!

 

[cpm9ball]

I've posted this many times before, but since you father was in the Navy, I thought this would be appropriate once again.

 

Chris

 

[DC Dawg]

Here's one for your dad... I picked this up at Pearl Harbor on my last visit 5 years ago. Medals were struck by the Royal Hawaiian Mint for the Pearl Harbor Museum Association. You can find out about the current 70th Anniversary medals at http://www.officialpearlharbor70thcommemorativeproofcoin.com/.

 

Scott

[Elbesaar]

Charmey,

 

I just saw this Thread - and your [ and mine ] father's

contributations to this country deserve all the recognition

we can allow.

 

Here are some 1921 coins from my date set:

Cent:

 

Nickel:

 

 

 

Dime:

 

 

 

Quarter:

 

 

Half Dollar:

 

 

Commemorative Halves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar:

 

 

 

[JOBESSI]

I made this short film to commemorate an experience my uncle had coming back from combat. I hope you guys like it. It doesn't have anything to do with coins, but just a little something to honor those who might have given something up other than their lives in the war.