One would think that the first area resident of the are, Sgt. Raymond Sypniewski, the first casualty of the Korean war would have been formally recognized by the Mercer-Trenton-Hamilton Township area. To the best of my knowledge, such recognition has not been forthcoming. Ray was a personal friend back in my youth. As I celebrate the memory of those brave veterans who gave their all for our country, Ray is foremost in my mind.
Tom, thanks for posting this remembrance. I was too young during WWII, but I do remember some neighbor kids who went off to Korea...I say kids, because I was 11-13, and they were but 18 or so. I can still remember when one neighbor came home, to a happy family and friends...but still didn't fully grasp it all. 10 years after the War, I was in Korea, seeing sites where our guys were fighting.
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