1295. Celebrating Veteran's Day! My father Orson Pratt Miles, my husband Wayne D Eckman and his twin Blaine D Eckman, and my son Allen R. Eckman have all been in the Military!
I am so proud of the men in our family who served our country in the military! My husband Wayne and his twin brother Blaine were in the army in 1953 to 1955 during the Korean war time, but were in Europe ; my father Orson Pratt Miles who was in World War I, and our son Allen, who was in the Air Force 6 years, and served during Desert Storm as a navigator in a refueling airplane. Wayne in Austria, 1954, with a young son of the Mission President there. Wayne's official Army portrait! And photos above of his army life. Wayne and Blaine with a friend, in California at Fort Ord, in basic training. When they got home from their missions in Sweden, their draft papers were waiting! Blaine's official Army portrait. Wayne, also another Army portrait. This was Wayne and Blaine while in the army, when they were at an LDS Servicemen's conference, and were able to wear their "civies", which they called their regular Sunday clothes. Wayne sent me this photo when we were writi