Why Are There So Many US Monuments To Collaborators?
Around the U.S., and around many nations across the world, there are monuments to WWII collaborators, and to people who directly committed terrible acts against…
The Time A Black Bear Nearly Set Off A Nuclear War
At the height of the Cold War, one adventurous black bear nearly set World War III in motion. With tensions high due to the Cuban…
When The US Was Attacked By Balloons
Compared to much of the world, which saw entire cities and swaths of land leveled from war, the mainland United States managed to come out…
Charles Coolidge, Oldest Medal Of Honor Recipient, Passes Away At Age 99
The U.S. has lost its oldest Medal of Honor recipient. Charles Coolidge has passed away at the age of 99. He died April 6, 2021,…
Clayton Schenkelberg, Oldest Survivor of Pearl Harbor, Passes Away At 103
Clayton Schenkelberg, thought to be the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, passed away at the age of 103 on April 14,…
‘Knack For Fixing Things’ — John Amend Learned Aircraft Repair While Serving In The US Marine Corps
John Amend was working as a chef and cook at a pub in Wisconsin following his graduation from high school in 1977. He planned to…
Bigger Than Me – Veteran Served Nearly 25 Years in U.S. Army, Deployed in Several Military Operations
Daniel Levasseur has affectionately earned the title of “Frenchie” from friends and associates in the veteran’s community in recognition of his family’s European heritage. Clever…
Stanley Adams Finds Therapeutic Benefits In Writing About Combat
In May of 1968, when Stanley Adams received his military draft notice, he was not surprised since many of his friends had already been called…
“I Wanted To Be There” – Veteran Shares Story Of Service Aboard Destroyer Tenders In US Navy
A young Buffy Lin Levasseur had finished her high school education in 1986, while employed as a sitter for a military family at Ft. Carson,…
Performed Every Mission – Guardsman Achieved Rank Of Colonel And Commanded Battalion In Iraq
Larry Stegeman believed that after graduating from Helias Catholic High School (Jefferson City, Missouri) in 1979, it was time to go to work, while pursuing…
Seelöwe – Book Review by Mark Barnes
There is a scene at the end of the classic movie Battle of Britain where German troops are seen dumping lifejackets after defeat in the…
‘Your Country Needed You’ — A Story Of Service A Newfoundland Airfield
In 1941, after finishing the ninth grade at St. Peter’s Catholic School in Jefferson City, Herb Meyer suspended his education so he could go to…