Missiles of our past – Veteran enlisted in Army missile program to acquire electronics training
By Jeremy P. Amick The Cold War, for many, was a period in our nation’s history filled with anxieties and fears as the United States…
Fellowship of combat – Jefferson City paratrooper killed in action during second tour in Vietnam
By Jeremy P. Amick March 30 of each year has been designated in Missouri law as Vietnam Veterans Day, a brief moment in time “designed…
Future leaders – Training new Army officers through Lincoln’s ROTC program
By Jeremy P. Amick For nearly three years, Lt. Col. Donald “Ray” Ferguson has served as professor of military science for the Reserve Officers’ Training…
A high-tech promise – Veteran discusses working with new technologies in the 1960s U.S. Navy
By Jeremy P. Amick Graduation from a Nashville area high school in 1956 was only the beginning of a technology-laden adventure for local veteran Bill…
By Air and Sea – Veteran served as radioman aboard Navy seaplanes during Korean War
By Jeremy P. Amick When Virgil Koechner turned 17 years old, he informed his father that he was tired of working on the farm, asserting…
Paid with interest – Vietnam veteran shares story of service, repayment of 48-year-old debt
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Jeremy P. Amick The narrative often shared by Vietnam veterans is that when they graduated from high school…
American dream – Conscripted by Germany during WWII, soldier later builds life in America
Under the Treaty of Versailles, several German provinces became property of Poland after World War I, leaving many families to cling to their German identity…
Red Arrow Division – Local soldier killed while serving on New Guinea during World War II
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Jeremy P. Amick As the U.S. Army Center of Military History notes, the state of Missouri suffered the…
Finding a hero – Veteran receives Medal of Honor 24 years after valorous actions
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families…
‘My own decisions’ Veteran served as Navy corpsman while assigned to Marine Corps in Japan
Enlisting in the Navy in 1951, California, Mo., resident Richard Schroeder went on to become a Navy corpsman attached to the United States Marine Corps…
‘An aged distinction’ Missouri farmer spent many years as area’s sole surviving Civil War veteran
By Jeremy P. Ämick With an estimated 2.75 millions soldiers fighting in the Civil War, there was little that could have distinguished Jefferson City, Mo.,…
Brotherly bond – WWII veteran preserves legacy of military service through personal writings
By Jeremy P. Amick A travesty in the preservation of military history is failing to capture the stories of our nation’s combat veterans before they…