Tillman Pullen Martin Sr.

Boys forced to become men. Men turned into Soldiers. Soldiers becoming heroes. Heroes return home to become husbands and fathers. Bravery in the face of insurmountable odds, doing what had never been done before. Tillman fortunately chronicled much of his early service time during WWII through photographs. The Soldiers captured in these photos recall the time before they experienced the terrible reality of the war. These are boys and men trying to make the best of the situation at hand. Many of these seventy-year-old photos of Soldiers have never been shared or seen by anyone other than immediate family. Many smiling faces, camaraderie, and bonds being formed that lasted lifetimes. Our family is proud to share this memoir and hope that it will be a blessing to all the other families whose husband, father, and grandfather is captured within.