Air Heritage Aviation Museum

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We were honored to escort WWII Veteran Warren G. Goss in the Annual Veterans Day Parade in Beaver, Pennsylvania today. Warren entered the US Army in 1943 where he served as a rifleman fighting in Europe and participating in the Normandy invasion. He was a member of the 531st Special Brigade, which was one of the earliest units to land at Utah Beach. In addition, he fought in the Battle of the Rhineland, Ruhr River, and Battle of the Bulge. He was a rifleman, sharpshooter and scout. Today, Warren shared the story of the letter his mother sent him when he was in training for the D-Day Invasion. He said the letter included Psalm 91. It is often called “the soldier’s psalm” or “prayer for protection” because it seems to have been written from the battlefield. "Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely, he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence." Warren has carried this letter with him for all of his 101 years because it brought him comfort and the protection he most certainly earned. In addition to Warren, 13-year Army Nurse Corps Veteran Jessica Sporio Borkowski who served during Operation Enduring Freedom and who was a 9/11 First Responder at the Pentagon and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center rode along with Warren in the parade. Thank you, Warren and Jessica, for your service! We owe you both a debt we can never repay! #WWIIveteran #armynursecorps #followers #VeteransDay2025 ... See MoreSee Less