Iwo Jima Landing in Color.mov from TanSideOut on Vimeo. Join author Steven McCloud for a ground-breaking look at the color film footage of the landings at Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. McCloud is the author of BLACK DRAGON: The Experience of a Marine Rifle Company, published by Texas A&M University, and is the CEO
Written by Todd DePastino (Library of Congress) There is no federal holiday called Presidents’ Day. Officially, the Third Monday in February is known as “Washington’s Birthday,” but almost no one calls it that. To make matters more confusing, individual states have given the holiday at least fifteen different names. California, for example,
Written by Terri CrispTerri Crisp is an award-winning artist, author of three books, and, until recently, a world-traveling animal welfare protector. In 2007, Terri began intrepid work rescuing animals for US service members in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her 50-odd trips to the Middle East saved hundreds of dogs and cats (and one donkey) and brought them
Written by Todd DePastino The large Chinese surveillance balloon first spotted last week above Montana and then shot down by military aircraft off the Carolina coast brings to mind the last time balloons menaced the United States. During World War II, Japan tried to set North America ablaze by launching 9,000 fire balloons into
Written by Walter James De Mamiel (1920-2022) as told to Susan De Mamiel March 22, 2022We recently received a memorial donation for Walter James De Mamiel, who passed away on November 24, 2022, at age 102. Walter was a Gunner's Mate, Petty Officer First Class, aboard the light carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28), which saw combat throughout the
Written by Todd DePastino In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford urged Americans to celebrate February as Black History Month in order "to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history." The President's recognition of the month-long holiday was the culmination of a 50-year effort to promote
