>From scrapbook in possession of the Pierce County Historical Association (please note, I am just posting, I have NO further info on this family) Newspaper is possibly the Spring Valley Sun, date unknown. PFC. PALMER A. AASTERUD Private First Class Palmer Aasterud, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Aasterud of Spring Valley, came home last Wednesday with an honorable discharge from the United States Army. Palmer joined the Army on August 3, 1942, and received his initial training at Camp Roberts, Calif. He then was sent to North Carolina, to Camp Bufner, and later went back to California to Fort Ord. >From Fort Ord Palmer was sent into the Pacific area where he took part in five major battles, all the way from the Aleutians, the Marshall islands to the Philippines and Leyte. He wears the Philippine Liberation medal, the Combat Infantryman badge, the Good conduct medal and the Pacific Theater of War ribbon with five battle stars. He and the other of the 7th Division were gibired (sic?) with a special message from Pres. Roosevelt at the time of his visit to Alaska and the Aleutian islands. Later Wayne C. Zimmerman, commander of the 17th Infantry, gave his men a warm and heartfelt letter of commendation for the terrific task of breaking the enemy on Attu island in 21 days of continuous fighting. Since his return to the States Palmer has been hospitalized for two months at the Percy Jones hospital, Battle Creek, Mich. We join his many friends in wishing him success in his future civilian life after so honorably serving us in the Army of the United States.