written by Marilyn Walton WWII Eighth Air Force historian and US POW expert, Marilyn Walton, sent us a response to her viewing of Masters of the Air, Episode 9. Marilyn served as an advisor on the Apple TV + series and shared her expertise with us on Greatest Generation Live. Masters of the Air
Thank you to Vietnam Veteran and Tin Can Sailor Carl Rectenwald for passing along this information. Under the Mission Act passed by Congress and signed into law in 2018, veterans enrolled in the VA health care system can be treated in urgent care facilities without an appointment at no cost. Urgent care facilities like
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
