Sadly, there are a dwindling number of World War II veterans with us today who are able to share their perspectives on what it was like to be in war. We can’t ever forget the thousands of brave soldiers who fought for our country and those who gave their lives for our freedom.

During this episode of Family Comes First, we are joined by Stephen DeMarco, a Staff Sargent in the Army Air Force in WWII, and his daughter, Stephanie DeMarco. Stephen walks us through what it was like to be a young man drafted to fight for his country during WWII.

Stephanie shares the honors her father has received, including the bronze star medal, good conduct medal, and European Union medal. She also states, “My father never lost a plane. Out of all the ones that didn’t come back, none were his. He made sure every one of his planes came back, and that was a pretty amazing record.

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Big Apple Honor Flight is a hub of the national Honor Flight Network serving all five boroughs of NYC. Our mission is to bring veterans to Washington, D.C. on a one-day trip to view the memorials built in their honor at no cost to these heroes and give them the recognition they deserve.

Often when veterans come home from serving overseas, they face many challenges including:

• where to live;
• where to work; and
• how to readjust to civilian life.

When people think of military service, they often think of the men in our armed forces, but what about the women serving?

During this episode we explore the complex and unique challenges that our female veterans face when they return home.

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United Veterans Beacon House’s mission to provide temporary and permanent residence for U.S. Military veterans and to provide emergency, transitional and permanent residence for families (including men, women, and children) and single men and women.

As a ministry of the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre assists in serving the basic needs of the poor, troubled, weak and oppressed and is committed to addressing the causes of injustice. They aim to organize and empower people to secure the participation of all in the life of the community.