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William Cherkasky didn’t think Earth Day would catch on in 1968 as he and other progressives discussed political strategies on a fishing boat off the coast of Miami. The former Appleton resident and World War II veteran was chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin at the time, and they were trying to figure out a way to highlight environmental issues in a way similar to the Vietnam War teach-ins that were taking place at universities across the country. “We all went down to Miami to take a rest, go fishing, drink a bottle of beer every now and then and eat takeout chicke...

Posted By: JJ Hayes April 20, 2021 @ 4:05 am Blogs, JJ Hayes Show Page     Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors 96-year old World War II Veteran William Cherkasky.  After studying medicine at Northwestern, William and a friend wanted to see the war so they enlisted in the Army Reserve. His friend went to 106th Infantry and did not survive the Battle of the Bulge.  William joined the 89th and marched from France to Germany.  Part of that tour he helped liberated a concentration camp.  After the war his life took a...

William Cherkasky didn’t think Earth Day would catch on in 1968 as he and other progressives discussed political strategies on a fishing boat off the coast of Miami. The former Appleton resident and World War II veteran was chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin at the time, and they were trying to figure out a way to highlight environmental issues in a way similar to the Vietnam War teach-ins that were taking place at universities across the country. “We all went down to Miami to take a rest, go fishing, drink a bottle of beer every now and then and eat takeout chicke...