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GRANTS PASS, Ore. A woman in Grants Pass is hoping to honor her late husband, while advocating for change after his untimely death.
“He said they were burning everything, because the military didn’t want enemies attacking the base, didn’t want anything laying around un-used, they didn’t want enemies to get a hold of it,” said Venera Valieva-Elesky.
Her husband, Bobby Elesky, served the Army in the middle east.
The Cave Junction native met Valieva-Elesky in her home country of Uzbekistan.
“He came to me and he said ‘I’m planning to go to Afghanistan and I want to stay in touch with you, do you have email?’ You know, being from a third world country, you have no idea what this person is talking about,” said Valieva-Elesky.
MEDFORD, Ore. – A local World War Two Veteran passed away on New Years Day. His story became known when the U.S. Marine Corps petitioned a promotion for him 75-years after he served.
Corporal Delbert Littrell survived 5 campaigns, including the monumental Iwo Jima battle when he was just 21 years old.
Now, friends and family are remembering the local hero.
The Marine passed away on New Years Day surrounded by his family
Littrell’s story continued, beyond his military years. Littrell spoke with NBC5 News in February 2020, just before U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley took to Congress asking his peers to promote the long time Private.