written by Todd DePastino Marion, Ohio, Army veteran Mike Crabtree is a retired firefighter and self-described history nerd. In 2018, his curiosity got the best of him, and he began collecting information about his hometown's veterans stretching back to the Civil War. One veteran's story in particular got him hooked. Charles W. Stafford had
written by Todd DePastinoWe've heard a lot of chilling stories, beautifully told, but John "Lucky" Luckadoo, who served as a B-17 co-pilot and survived 25 missions with the famously unlucky 100th Bomb Group, made our jaws drop and sent chills down our spines with his sharp comments about Bomber Command and the gruesome dangers of
written by Todd DePastino Charles Willson Peale, 1776, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons At first glance, it’s a stupid question. He was Commander-in-Chief for 21 years. He was “The Father of Our Country,” a phrase first applied to him during the American Revolution. He presided over the Constitutional Convention. And he practically
written by Todd DePastino Just after midnight on January 30, 1968, tens of thousands of Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) regulars attacked US and South Vietnamese forces in II Corps: at Nha Trang, Kon Tum, Hoi An, Tuy Hoa, Da Nang (I Corps), Qui Nhn, Pleiku, and several smaller towns and
written by Briana Hilton (UnSplash) Nestled in the heart of historic Boston, the Old North Church Memorial Garden stands as a poignant tribute to those who lost their lives in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere in the Global War on Terror. Offering visitors a serene sanctuary for healing and reflection, the Memorial Garden
written by Todd DePastino On January 23, 1973, President Richard Nixon announced that America’s war in Vietnam was over. A peace treaty had been signed in Paris that day, he said, which would bring “Peace with Honor” and ensure South Vietnam’s independence from North Vietnam and the United States’ military withdrawal from that troubled
