Glen L. Hummels, Chief Warrant Officer, Grade 4, Ret. U.S. Army, was born August 26, 1927 in Hildreth, Nebraska, and died February 26, 2003 at home with his family in El Paso,Texas. A 44 year resident of El Paso, he was the loving husband of Agnes, who he met and married in Shanghai, China, in 1948 while stationed there with the U.S. Navy. He was a veteran of the Korean War. While stationed at Ft. Bliss in the Army, he also taught at the El Paso School of Electronics. After serving his country for 26 years in the military, he continued with Civil Service at WSMR and Ft. Bliss in the Air Defense field, and finally as an instructor and programmer during the early stages of development of the Patriot missile system. He also worked for Audio Consultants installing sound systems throughout El Paso for a number of years during this period. He finally retired in 1993.
Images honoring the brave men & women who served in the armed forces, and photos of wars & conflicts from around the world.
These photos capture moments in military history. They show past events, battles, military campaigns, and images of those who served, providing a unique perspective of their sacrifices and triumph.
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Who doesn't love a man (or woman) in uniform? Almost everybody has worn a uniform sometime in their life - these are the vintage versions of those uniforms.
Uniforms are worn by many kinds of people - children and adults - in all kinds of organizations. Police, firefighters, nurses, paramedics, the military, Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, sports teams, prisone...
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
Coming out of the Great Depression, the world faced another challenge in the 1940's: World War II. Although the war began in the 1930's, it expanded and gained in ferocity (and atrocities) in the 194...
Discover how fashion has changed over the years with this collection of photos.
Fashion styles & vintage clothing throughout the decades that will inspire, make you wish for those times again, or may make you ask "What were they thinking"?
Clothing styles have obviously changed ...