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February 23, 2015

Weekly Review for Veterans and Oral History for Monday, February 23, 2015

Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!

Living History: Meeting your childhood heroes
Seventy years after the end of WWII’s Battle of the Bulge, the VA sits down with Veterans who were there to listen to their stories. Living History is documentary-style web series where Veterans of different wars and generations discuss their experiences before, during and after war with each other. VA employee and Army Veteran Martin Taylor ran camera for the interview and shares his thoughts on meeting our Battle of the Bulge Veterans.

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Lessons of History: 70th Anniversary of Iwo Jima webinars for Students and Adults
February and March mark the 70th anniversary of one of bloodiest battles in Marine Corps History: Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima was of strategic importance in the Pacific campaign, as a potential base for bombers under duress in the long journey to or from raids on the Japanese home islands. The cost to take the 2 mile wide by 4 mile long island was high: over 24,000 American casualties. In fact, Iwo Jima was the only battle in the Pacific war where American casualties outnumbered Japanese. Through the sacrifices of our troops on the island and at sea surrounding the rock, the hard fought and eventual victory saved the lives of 24,000 US Airmen during emergency landings. During the next two months, the Museum will host a student webinar and an adult webinar series to commemorate the battle and those who fought tirelessly to take the “sulphur island.”

Read more here…

Thank you for reading (and sharing). Stay tuned for next week’s weekly review for U.S. Veterans.

February 13, 2015

Weekly Review for Veterans and Oral History for Friday, February 13, 2015

Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!

History Makers: “Was it like the old war movies?” Veterans share their stories of WWII
It was the middle of the workday last fall when a colleague brought a gentleman to my office and introduced him to me as the past president of the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. Retired U.S. Army Colonel Douglas Dillard sat down across from me and we spent some time chatting.

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Machines of History: Mig-3 raised from the bottom of a lake, restored & flies again!
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 was a Soviet fighter aircraft used during World War II. It was a development of the MiG-1 by the OKO of Zavod (Factory) No. 1 to remedy problems that had been found during the MiG-1’s development and operations. It replaced the MiG-1 on the production line at Factory No. 1 on 20 December 1940 and was built in large numbers during 1941 before Factory No. 1 was converted to build the Ilyushin Il-2.

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History Maker: THE REAL BURGER KING- 53 years after the war, WWII veteran receives an unexpected call
After having served in the 667th FAB-Headquarters during the Battle of the Bulge and Rheinland campaign, Corporal E. Frank Sisson from Oklahoma City was promoted as a Line Sergeant and transferred to Berlin where he began working as an investigator for the Military Police.

Christmas day, 1945, would become one of the most memorable days of Frank’s life. Read the rest here…

Thank you for reading (and sharing). Stay tuned for next week’s weekly review for U.S. Veterans.

January 19, 2015

Weekly Review for U.S. Veterans for Monday, January 19, 2015

Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!

Help a Veteran: Operation Stand Your Back

Retired Disabled Vietnam vet and National Guard retiree’s house goes into foreclosure 1-15-15.

After 3 surgeries in 2014 alone, following several others over the years, Mid Missouri resident, Bob and Sandy Sneller’s home is schedules for foreclosure by mid month. Mr. Sneller’s wife, Sandy, has had two bouts of cancer, numerous other medical problems.

Read more here…

Thank you for reading (and sharing). Stay tuned for next week’s weekly review for U.S. Veterans.

December 26, 2014

Weekly Review for U.S. Veterans for Friday, December 26, 2014

Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!

Heroes of History: Ready to cry? He saved 669 children during the holocaust…he doesn’t know they’re sitting next to him
Sir Nicholas Winton is a humanitarian who organized a rescue operation that saved the lives of 669 Jewish Czechoslovakia children from Nazi death camps, and brought them to the safety of Great Britain between the years 1938-1939.

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Machines of History: 10 bizarre war machines from World War Two
Project Habakkuk was a British plan by Geoffrey Pyke to build aircraft carriers out of pykrete, a mixture of wood pulp and ice. The carriers, nicknamed “bergships” were to operate as landing platforms for aircraft in the war against the German U-boats in the mid-Atlantic.

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Little Known History: ‘Avengers’ a Jewish group of assassins that targeted Nazi war criminals
For many Jews, the end of World War II meant freedom, but some felt a need to seek revenge against Nazis. Some soldiers of the second brigade of the Jewish Brigade established the “Executioners Unit”. They traveled wearing stolen British army uniforms and apprehended many Nazis and secretly tried them in summary field trials. They called themselves “The Avengers”.

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Crimes of History: 17 December 1944: Kampfgrüppe Peiper massacre US troops at Malmedy
The attack through the Ardennes was a desperate gamble for the Germans. They had stiffened their assault with some very experienced SS units, veterans of the Eastern Front, who could be trusted to fight ruthlessly. One of the these was SS Kampfgruppe Peiper, a 4,000 strong battle group led by 29 year old SS-Obersturmbannführer Joachim Peiper, that was expected to make a rapid thrust through US lines and seize key positions.

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Honoring a History Maker: “Wild Bill Guarnere” collection found in S. Phila. Home
In a bedroom lay a white silk pillow – yellowed with age and emblazoned with the screaming eagle emblem of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. On the walls were pictures and plaques telling the story of a World War II veteran; in another room was an adjustable hospital bed and, on a windowsill, a worn Bible. That October day, Jim Bennett was looking for an investment, a house to buy, rehab, then rent or resell, as he has done with about 500 others over more than 20 years.

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History Maker: Battle of the Bulge recollected in officer’s account
The Battle of the Bulge was a surprise German attack on Allied forces in Belgium’s Ardennes region and ended up being part of the German’s dissent to defeat.
Bob Rupp, now 96 years old and originally from Aurora, Nebraska, joined the US Army in 1941 and in 1944 was stationed near Luxembourg City as a supply officer with the Third Armored Field Artillery Battalion.

Read more here…

Thank you for reading (and sharing). Stay tuned for next week’s weekly review for U.S. Veterans.