Russ Emerson | May 31, 2004
While in the Army, I took hundreds of pictures. Though not a gifted photographer, my camera came with me whenever our unit went to the field. Naturally, I don’t appear in many of those pictures. I hope to be posting some of those in the future, as I get them scanned. In the meantime, here’s […]
Russ Emerson | May 31, 2004
Russell L. Emerson, my grandfather, enlisted in the Washington State National Guard, and served in the Field Artillery in France during the First World War. A number of the artifacts of his military service — his medals, his marksmanship badge, and a set of Captain’s bars, among others — are kept at my Mom’s home. […]