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PHOTOS: World War II Vet Harold Nelson Awarded Silver Star

By 10/04/2022 | updated 4 years ago
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson salutes back to Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, Commanding General of the 3rd I.D., after receiving the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson’s daughter, Carolee Soden (right), was emotional to see this day finally arrive. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson salutes back to Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, Commanding General of the 3rd I.D., after receiving the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson’s daughter, Carolee Soden (right), was emotional to see this day finally arrive. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson salutes back to Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, Commanding General of the 3rd I.D., after receiving the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson’s daughter, Carolee Soden (right), was emotional to see this day finally arrive. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson salutes back to Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza with the 3rd Infantry Division after receiving the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson salutes back to Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza with the 3rd Infantry Division after receiving the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson chats with Sgt. Maj. Kelly Hart and Col. Don Brooks (left to right) with the 1st Space Brigade after Nelson received the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson chats with Sgt. Maj. Kelly Hart and Col. Don Brooks (left to right) with the 1st Space Brigade after Nelson received the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Members of the Fort Carson Mounted Color Guard bow their heads for prayer before a ceremony for World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson to receiver the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Members of the Fort Carson Mounted Color Guard bow their heads for prayer before a ceremony for World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson to receiver the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
A prayer is said before a ceremony for World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson to receiver the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
A prayer is said before a ceremony for World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson to receiver the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, Commanding General of the 3rd I.D., presents a plaque, to World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson after Nelson received the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, Commanding General of the 3rd I.D., presents a plaque, to World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson after Nelson received the Silver Star during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, Commanding General of the 3rd I.D., presents the Silver Star, to World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson’s daughter, Carolee Soden (right), was emotional to see this day finally arrive. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, Commanding General of the 3rd I.D., presents the Silver Star, to World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson during a ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson’s daughter, Carolee Soden (right), was emotional to see this day finally arrive. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson arrives at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson arrives at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson arrives at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson arrives at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson visits with attendees at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson visits with attendees at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson visits with attendees at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson visits with attendees at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson visits with attendees at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson visits with attendees at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson visits with attendees at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
World War II veteran Sergeant First Class Harold Nelson visits with attendees at his Silver Star ceremony at Ft. Carson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Nelson, 107 and a resident of Denver, was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 from Fort Crook, Nebraska. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
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