Harvey Drahos, who served with the U.S. Army’s 7th Infantry Division, helped remove a black sheet from the monument honoring the 2,400 division members who died.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — A 102-year-old veteran who survived one of the bloodiest battles of World War II helped unveil a new memorial Tuesday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Harvey Drahos, who served with the U.S. Army’s 7th Infantry Division, helped remove a black sheet from the monument honoring the 2,400 division members who died during the war.
“It was 71 days of pure hell—indescribable,” Drahos said of the battle, which claimed more than 12,000 American lives. “I
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