Dauphin County Edition
November 2015
Vol. 17 No. 11
‘We’re Here Because They Were There’ Retiree Works to Share, Preserve Vets’ Firsthand Histories By Lori Van Ingen When 75-year-old Charlie Lloyd was only 3 years old living in the Harrisburg suburb of Progress, he and his younger brother waved American flags as convoys of soldiers and tanks passed by on their way to Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, and, ultimately, Europe. “It made a strong impact on me,” Lloyd said. “We can never repay them for their service and sacrifice.” Lloyd himself later served in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, 271st Combat Communications Squadron, from 1961 to 1967, “but we never saw combat” like the World War II veterans did. The Hummelstown resident worked in national sales management and then had his own business as an independent contractor, retiring three years ago. When the TV mini-series Band of Brothers was in the headlines in 2001, Lloyd read about the Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable in nearby Hershey. Curiosity drove Lloyd to his first meeting, and he was hooked. please see HISTORIES page 18 Charlie Lloyd with a cardboard stand-up of local veteran Major Dick Winters, part of the World War II display at the Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society.
Inside:
Finding Gems at Fall Flea Markets page 12
Who Should Be Screened for Lung Cancer? page 16