'We could be no prouder' as veteran gets WWII Victory Medal
The World War II Victory Medal pinned on 93-year-old Bob Peterson’s chest was late in coming. Judging by the smile on the Marysville man’s face, and the gratitude expressed to him Sunday, it wasn’t too late — even more than 75 years after the war’s end.
“We could be no prouder. Today is your day,” Traci Williams, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Washington, told Peterson during the tribute at the VFW’s Old Guard Post 2100 in Everett.
The elderly veteran was beaming after Douglas Roulstone, a retired Navy captain, pinned the long-overdue medal on Peterson’s plaid shirt and gave him a salute. Three loving daughters — Cheri Peterson, Janet McDonald and Susie Schmidt — were at their dad’s side for the touching moment. Roulstone is the former commanding officer of the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier.
A proclamation signed by Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring declared March 14, 2021, “Bob Peterson Day in Marysville.” Citing U.S. Navy records, it said Peterson had been eligible for the World War II Victory Medal when he was discharged from military service as a Hospital Apprentice First Class at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Bremerton.
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