HENRY'S LITTLE SISTER
HENRY JOSEPH DeLUCA WAS BORN NOVEMBER 14, 1940. HENRY LOST IS BIOLOGICAL MOTHER ON THE CAESAREAN BIRTH OF ME. HENRY WAS A BRAVE SOLDIER THEN AT THE AGE OF 5 YEARS OLD. HE WIPED HIS FATHER'S TEARS WITH A HANDERCHIEF FROM HIS POCKET.
HENRY ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY WITH THE CONSENT OF OUR DAD AT THE AGE OF 17 YEARS OLD. THIS IS WHAT HE WANTED SO OUR DAD SIGNED THE ENLISTMENT PAPERS. HENRY SERVED FROM 1957 TO 1960. UPON DISCHARGE,HE ENTERED THE RESERVES FROM 1960 TO 1963. THEN IN 1964, HENRY PURSUED ANOTHER DREAM OF MARRIAGE TO A HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATE.
MY FATHER WAS RELIEVED THAT HENRY NEVER HAD TO SERVE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. HENRY DID HAVE FOUR CHILDREN. HOWEVER, HENRY DIED OF
LUNG CANCER ON AUGUST 31, 1940 AT THE AGE OF 40. I WAS JUST LEARNING
ABOUT AGENT ORANGE FROM THE VA OUTPATIENT CLINIC AS A SECRETARY BACK
THEN. SO I DON'T KNOW IF HE HAD EXPOSURE DURING THOSE MILITARY YEARS.
I DO SALUTE HENRY AND ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO SERVE IN THE
MILITARY! GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS,
ANNAMARIE DeLUCA THOMAS (HENRY'S LITTLE SISTER) All active news articles