ENTER SMILING: The early departure didn't dampen the spirits of this happy couple.John McGuirk (a former Cornwall Town Justice and Supreme Court Judge) served with the Judge Advocate General during the Vietnam era.Pete Bell of Cornwall accompanied his father, Lenny, on the flight to Washington, D.C.Betty Jurgens, a lifelong Cornwall resident, reacts to a greeting from another former Marine. Mrs. Jurgens was accompanied by her son Jeff (left).Chaplain Ken Sampson (right) made the April 14 flight as a guardian.
The USAT Dorchester was transporting troops across the Atlantic during World War II. A group of men were playing cards when one of them called out to Chaplain John P. Washington. “Bless my hand, father!” the soldier pleaded.
