So he worked at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard until he was drafted by the Army in March of 1943, at 18 years old. He wanted to do his part, aspiring to join the military, but his mother was worried, as one brother was already a merchant marine, and he was the only male home at that time. And if you have ever seen the most famous footage from World War II, taken March 6, 1945, during the tank battle at the cathedral in Cologne, Germany, you’ve had a small glimpse of what this month’s veteran has been through.Ĭaserta was born in Philadelphia in 1922 as the youngest of seven children, five boys, and two girls, and raised by a widowed mother. In late October, Judith Russell, VCC Client Care Specialist and I were privileged to sit down for a conference call with Joe J Caserta, one of the most decorated war heroes I personally have ever had the opportunity to speak with. How do you honor a hero like this? You can start by telling his story. Survived things that most people can’t even imagine. It’s not every day you get to interview a hero, someone that has done incredible things.
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