Example of Dedication
Legends are forever
Melvin Johnson
ENGL125-1103B-18: Real World Writing
IP 5
17 September 2011 |
Legends are forever
We are losing two thousand WWII Veterans a day. Once they are gone so are their stories. Unless we keep their memories alive, that’s what he started the Armed Forces Museum of Saint Louis. That’s what the members are trying to do today. This was Carol Venable’s dream; he was very interested in the United States Military during WWII. That’s why he wanted to keep their memories alive. He knew a lot about it from which way the soldiers to wear their covers (hat) to the serial number on General Patton’s ivory handled gun. Carol’s wife Mildred was so interested she became his first secretary and managed to raise their four children. Carol wanted to go in the Military but he had polio and couldn’t get in he was using crutches then. So he joined the Air Force Auxiliary he liked it so much he was in it until he retired after forty years. All that knew him would call him Cap short for Captain.
Carol worked at Mac Donald Douglas (now called Boeing) they assemble military and civilian aircraft for thirty years after retiring. His polio was getting to him but that didn’t slow him and he never complained. Carol started the museum in South Saint Louis with one jeep in his back yard it was a WWII M38 he had bought himself. Captain Carol Venable started telling his fellow co-workers and friends about his dreams of starting a military museum. It really caught on fast because most of who gave money or volunteered or both were volunteered were WWII Veterans. He got his first one hundred dollars from a fellow co-worker and veterans. Others followed and even one of his lifelong friends (Dale) not only gave money and joined him went out and bought a WWII Willy’s Navy Jeep and put it on loan with the museum.
Word was spreading fast and Carol’s co-workers were telling their friends. They were all looking for WWII military vehicles, uniforms or any
Melvin Johnson
ENGL125-1103B-18: Real World Writing
IP 5
17 September 2011 |
Legends are forever
We are losing two thousand WWII Veterans a day. Once they are gone so are their stories. Unless we keep their memories alive, that’s what he started the Armed Forces Museum of Saint Louis. That’s what the members are trying to do today. This was Carol Venable’s dream; he was very interested in the United States Military during WWII. That’s why he wanted to keep their memories alive. He knew a lot about it from which way the soldiers to wear their covers (hat) to the serial number on General Patton’s ivory handled gun. Carol’s wife Mildred was so interested she became his first secretary and managed to raise their four children. Carol wanted to go in the Military but he had polio and couldn’t get in he was using crutches then. So he joined the Air Force Auxiliary he liked it so much he was in it until he retired after forty years. All that knew him would call him Cap short for Captain.
Carol worked at Mac Donald Douglas (now called Boeing) they assemble military and civilian aircraft for thirty years after retiring. His polio was getting to him but that didn’t slow him and he never complained. Carol started the museum in South Saint Louis with one jeep in his back yard it was a WWII M38 he had bought himself. Captain Carol Venable started telling his fellow co-workers and friends about his dreams of starting a military museum. It really caught on fast because most of who gave money or volunteered or both were volunteered were WWII Veterans. He got his first one hundred dollars from a fellow co-worker and veterans. Others followed and even one of his lifelong friends (Dale) not only gave money and joined him went out and bought a WWII Willy’s Navy Jeep and put it on loan with the museum.
Word was spreading fast and Carol’s co-workers were telling their friends. They were all looking for WWII military vehicles, uniforms or any
References: Venable C.N, passed away 5 July 2006 Interview: Johnson A.J, Public Relations, Armed Forces Museum 9 September 2011 Pictures: Armed forces Museum of Alton IL, Web Site Retrieved 17 September 2011, From: http://armedforcesmuseum.org