“So, then to every man his chance--to every man regardless of his birth, his shining golden opportunity--to every man the right to live, to work, to be himself, and to become whatever thing his manhood and his vision can combine to make him - this, seeker, is the promise of America.”
“You Can’t Go Home Again”
Thomas Wolfe
Galleries
Yugoslavia
Joe: "I was born April 1, 1929, in Chicago to immigrant parents from Yugoslavia. In 1931, my parents returned to Yugoslavia."
Joe: "I was born April 1, 1929, in Chicago to immigrant parents from Yugoslavia. In 1931, my parents returned to Yugoslavia."
America
Joe: "I arrived in Detroit, on February 27, 1947, not being able to speak a word of English."
Joe: "At the Welfare Office in N.Y. I was told from a sweet old lady social worker – and a shot in the arm as inspiring as seeing the Statue of Liberty: “The people of New York and of the United States of America hereby present you with $30.00 which you won’t ever have to pay back, --- so you can buy a ticket to Detroit.”
"Schnapps"
Joe: "I arrived in Detroit, on February 27, 1947, not being able to speak a word of English."
Forrestal
1960 – 1963 Navy Flight Surgeon aboard aircraft carrier USS Forrestal
1960 – 1963 Navy Flight Surgeon aboard aircraft carrier USS Forrestal
Fame
1973 – 1980 Director, Alcohol Rehabilitation Service, Naval Regional Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, designed a physician training course for substance abuse treatment and achieved national prominence with the treatment of high-ranking military and civilian members of the U.S. government.
Alcohol Rehabilitation Service, Naval Regional Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
1973 – 1980 Director, Alcohol Rehabilitation Service, Naval Regional Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, designed a physician training course for substance abuse treatment and achieved national prominence with the treatment of high-ranking military and civilian members of the U.S. government.
Family
1960 – 1963 Navy Flight Surgeon aboard aircraft carrier USS Forrestal
Joe
