Harvey Drahos is a World War II veteran, and his service left him with shrapnel wounds to his right wrist, brain damage from a major concussion and PTSD.
In 1945, then 22-year old Harvey Drahos was wounded at the Battle of Okinawa, and he was convinced he wouldn t make it out alive. "I told the good Lord, If I can survive this, I ll dedicate my …
Clerical and bureaucratic mishaps, including a fire that destroyed Harvey Drahos’ military records, have stalled the Thurston County man’s hopes for recognition.
The North Thurston Kiwanis Club turned out in full force on Wednesday, January 11 at the Fire Creek Grill and Ale House in Olympia, to honor one of their own, Harvey Drahos for his 100th Birthday.