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Maj. Albert Willie “Bill” Sheldon, 81, died peacefully at home on Jan. 18, 2021.
The son of predeceased Charlie and Thelma Sheldon of Cherry Creek, N.Y. One of five sons, two predeceased and two surviving.
He was a graduate of Pine Valley Central School in South Dayton, N.Y., in 1957. After high school, he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1983, working his way through the ranks from Private to Major, with tours in Vietnam, Japan, Europe and the U.S.
After retiring from the military, he worked for ADAP, Sanel Auto Parts, Bay State Floral Supply and AJ Carbone Floral Supply Co., which he finally retired from in 2018.
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Aguilar said there were discussions about an agreement that would absolve MCAS Miramar and the Marine Corps of the overhead, but much to the museum foundation’s disappointment, the two parties were unable to make an agreement to the satisfaction of the Marine Corps.
According to MCAS Miramar director of communications Capt. Matt Gregory, the base s commanding officer, Col. Charles Dockery, decided to close the museum due to budgetary constraints. Over the past 10 to 15 years, we’ve tried various different strategies to align all those rules, regulations, and get that into a coherent strategy for the museum to move forward, and we were just never able to get there, Dockery said.
Korean War veteran not forgetting the âForgotten Warâ Frank Kingery (Source: WDBJ) By Melissa Gaona | WDBJ | February 25, 2021 at 7:58 PM EST - Updated February 25 at 8:27 PM
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - What would possess someone to make the decision to join the military during a time of war? Even greater, what would cause a child to want to sacrifice life for the country?
For one Roanoke native, it was not a choice, but a calling.
In this installment of Hometown Veterans: Honoring Our Heroes, we meet a man who volunteered for the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War.
The Korean War was a battle between North and South Korea. It was 1950 and American troops entered the war to protect South Korea.