• Featured Army veteran is Gene Mishka
    Featured Army veteran is Gene Mishka
  • Gene Mishka, 1955, Schwabisch Gmund, Germany. At right, “Uncle Sam paid me $78 a day–one day a month,” he said, laughing.
    Gene Mishka, 1955, Schwabisch Gmund, Germany. At right, “Uncle Sam paid me $78 a day–one day a month,” he said, laughing.

    One of the ways Perrysburg recognizes its veterans is through the Way Public Library’s participation in the Library of Congress Veterans Project.

    With Memorial Day approaching, what better time for a veteran to tell his story?

    The project’s purpose is the preservation of veterans’ service memories.

    The library recorded an interview with Perrysburg veteran, Gene Mishka, who served in the U.S. Army fro…