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The Last Surviving Black Soldier to Land on Omaha Beach on D-Day

Streamed live on February 10, 2025 World War II Leroy Brinkley passed away on February 3, 2025, as the last surviving Black soldier to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Brinkley was a member of the all-Black 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, which carried out a vital defensive mission—deploying barrage balloons to protect Allied forces

101st Airborne Pilot and Donut Dolly Love Story, 1969

Streamed live on February 10, 2025 Ben and Diane Thornal met during the Vietnam War while serving in different capacities. Ben was a helicopter pilot assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Eagle, near Da Nang, while Diane was a Red Cross volunteer with the Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas (SRAO), commonly known as

80th Anniversary of the Yalta Conference

Streamed live on February 13, 2025 Glenn Flickinger marks the 80th anniversary of the Yalta Conference with a conversation with experts and historians. Yalta was held from February 4 to 11, 1945, and it was a pivotal meeting during World War II between the Allied leaders: Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, Winston

World War II B-26 Marauder Stories

Streamed live on February 6, 2025 Nick Cressey and Josh Muri join us to share two amazing WWII B-26 Marauder stories from WWII. On June 4, 1942, during the pivotal Battle of Midway, Josh's grandfather Lt. James P. Muri piloted  “Susie-Q,” into history with an audacious attack on the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi. Muri

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