by Ellie DePastino Phu Bai, 1966. EA-3 Mike Wagner & PCSN  Carroll Brousssard stand with The Great "Pumkin." Photo by Raymond Cochran. 1966 was the year It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown premiered on national television. The primetime special ended with Linus furious that despite waiting patiently in the

(Canada National Archives) You’re looking at Dr. Alec Douglas, official historian of the Canadian Armed Forces, laying eyes for the first time on the remnants of a German operation almost forty years earlier on the tip of the Labrador Peninsula. On October 22, 1943, German submarine U-537 dropped anchor in

by Shaun Hall NH 48749 Captain John Paul Jones. A composite picture showing the match between a plaster cast of Captain John Paul Jones and his remains. (history.navy.mil) Board Member Mak Kelly told us a tale of a mummified corpse at the US Naval Academy said to be that

Back in August, we had Blue Star Mom, Doctoral Student, and now, children's book author Lori Huertas on the Scuttlebutt. Her book that she gave us a preview of on that episode has just come out--Papa's Scooter: A Legacy of Love. Based on a true story, a grandfather with terminal cancer reflects

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Though soldiers walked the mat from the beginning, it wasn't until 1937 that male soldiers began a 24/7 presence at the memorial. This past week, history was made when an all-Woman changing of the guard occurred. The Guard is

If you’re looking for something to smile about, watch this 3-minute news piece from WMTV Channel 15 in Madison, Wisconsin, on our own 13-year-old Henry Schoepke. If you’ve joined us online over the past year or so, you’ve no doubt met Henry, who loves listening to veterans’ stories and collecting WWII veterans’