Korean War veteran Joe Mickelsen dies at 95

Korean War veteran Joe Mickelsen dies at 95

When it came to living life, Joe Mickelsen was on the front lines. Mickelsen’s long epic story came to an end on Sunday morning, when the Vallejoan and veteran of the Korean War and longtime advocate for veterans’ benefits died in front of loved ones in Vallejo. He was 95. “He was my hero,” his adopted daughter Taunya Brookshire told the Times-Herald on Monday morning. “I’m really going to miss him.” Mickelsen leaves behind his wife, Barbara, an…