Veterans | warmamasproject

Warmamas is a project about a special group of mothers. They are the mothers of soldiers who serve - or have served - in our military in a time of war. The majority of these soldiers have been deployed to the Middle East and Southwest Asia. Most have returned home. Some have not. This project attempts to provide the mothers of these soldiers a public platform on which to tell their own stories, each narrative as unique as it is universal.

Veterans

William Koester

"The captain... wanted me to ship over. I think I was a good Junior Officer but no, I wanted to go home ."

Johannes Mosbo

"Stalin was paranoid about contacts that his troops had with the West."

Anthony Mazziotti

"...it takes a selfless person who has the drive to serve others...that's a hero."

Richard Simon

"I didn't want to get in the Army. I wanted to sleep between two sheets and not in a fox hole."

Velma Richardson

"[My aunt] said, 'Oh I saw the most interesting sign...it's Uncle Sam Wants You and ...I think it means you.'"

Richard Higgins

"I had reveille at about five minutes to eight that morning with bombs going off."

Herbert Hansen

"Everybody was holding their breath. Was there going to be a ceasefire?"

Paul J. Jordan

"I feel very blessed that my sons did't have to go into any other types of conflicts in their lifetime."

Floyd Stacy

"Most everybody had frostbite."

Gerardo Borbón

“Now, the worst were the rockets. They would whistle and they were fast and much bigger.”

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WMVETMazziotti Part 1

WMVETMazziotti Part 2

WMVETMazziotti Part 3

These are some of our Veterans. For an excerpt of their interviews, go to Stories

For the full interview, go to Full Interview

WMVETOrville Part 1

WMVETMazziotti Part 4

WMVETMazziotti Part 5

Click here to Stories.

Janine, Davie(excerpt)

WMVETOrville Part 2

WMVETOrville Part 3

A mother talks about suicide.

Anthony Mazziotti, Bend, Oregon

Marine veteran discusses PTSD

Richard Simon

"I didn't want to get in the Army. I wanted to sleep between two sheets and not in a fox hole."