![In a small ceremony at his home in Tamworth, N.H., Aug. 18, 2011, Harry DeSmet Thompson, a former 10th Mountain Division muleskinner, was honored for his service to the nation with a coin and a star letter from Brig. Gen. Harry E. Miller Jr., senior commander Fort Drum. In addition, he received a 10th Mountain Division blanket courtesy of Mike Plummer,president of the 10th Mountain Division Association, and an official citation from the American Legion New Hampshire Department commander before members of American Legion Post 95. Thompson passed away, Sept. 11, 2012, at the age of 103. (U.S. Army photo by Paul Steven Ghiringhelli)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214122041im_/http://soldiers.dodlive.mil/files/2012/09/HDT-RGB-smaller-version-copy-620x213.jpg)
My memories from the life of a World War II muleskinner
A Fort Drum Mountaineer writer shares insights from his interview with one of the 10th Mountain Division's oldest muleskinners, who passed away recently at the age of 103.
A Fort Drum Mountaineer writer shares insights from his interview with one of the 10th Mountain Division's oldest muleskinners, who passed away recently at the age of 103.
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