Jack Gutman knew at an early age that he was a healer—not a fighter—as a medical corpsman treating the wounded during the Normandy invasion. He joined the Navy at 17 with his father’s permission and became a corpsman because he tested high on the aptitude tests. The sight of blood made him feel fain...

Ed Fox joined the Marines in June 1941 and was eventually attached to the 23rd Provisional Company and the 6th Defense Battalion on Midway. He defended the Midway Atoll in a pillbox during the June 4-7, 1942 attack. He participated in the Iwo Jima invasion and the postwar occupation of Japan. After ...

Louis James Piccone (born July 17, 1949) is a former American football wide receiver and kick returner who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. New York Jets (1974-1976) Buffalo Bills (1977-1982) Sent him 2 cards on 4 Mar and got them back sign...

Roy Maxwell Alvis (born February 2, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1962 through 1970, most notably for the Cleveland Indians where he became a two-time All-Star. Alvis became the everyday third baseman for the Indi...

Randy Travis William Dobnak (born January 17, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. On February 14, 2024, Dobnak joined the Twins in spring training as a non-roster invitee. Minnesota Twins (2019-2021) Sent him 2 cards on 12 Jan and got them back sig...

John A. Clark The World War II co-pilot recalled arriving at the Las Vegas Army Airfield in Nevada in May 1944. He was there to become familiar with a four-engine bomber as a co-pilot trainee for the B-17. On a Aug 1944, Clark and the crew arrived by train in Diss, England, where they were picked up...

Joseph Peter Spano (born July 7, 1946) is an American actor known best for his roles as Lt. Henry Goldblume on Hill Street Blues and FBI Special Agent Tobias C. Fornell on NCIS. Sent him 2 photos on 9 May '22 and got them back signed 12 Mar 24.. Note saying sorry for slow return.. Mr Joe Spano c/o N...

Maurice Edward Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. Currently an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls. Maurice Cheeks was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018 as a player. As player: 1978-1989 Philadelphia 76e...

Daniel Leslie Schayes (born May 10, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played for Syracuse University and played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 1981 until 1999. At 6' 11" and 235 pounds, he played at center. He is the son of the late Do...

WWII Veteran Don Graves is turning 99 on May, 3 2024. He quite high school and enlisted in the Marines in 1942 at 17. "After boot camp I was sent to New Zealand and then back to the States to form the 5th Division. No one knew about Iwo Jima. We knew we wanted that island because we could provi...