ARTICLE: The First in a Series of WWII Medal Identification by Scott Addington
Campaign Awards for the Second World War (1939-1945) General service within the British and Commonwealth armed forces during the Second World War was rewarded by…
Nazi Party Demonized the Buddhist Symbol for Universal Harmony
The swastika was not first used by the Nazis. In fact, the swastika is actually a Buddhist symbol originally meant to represent universal harmony. To…
ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge (September 8th -11th, 1944)
The Belgian town of Moerbrugge was liberated by the Canadian 1st Army on September 10th 1944, after a vicious two-day long battle. The action was…
Band of Brothers veterans return to Upottery, their D-Day Airfield – By Neil Stevens
If like me you have been lucky enough to engage with and become friends with WW2 US veterans and their family members, the one thing…
In Memory of Joseph “Joe” Gomer, Minnesota’s Last Tuskegee Airman (1920-2013)
Duluth, Minnesota – Joseph Philip Gomer, Minnesota’s last surviving Tuskegee Airman already passed away at the ripe age of 93. He died last October 10…
The only verified photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg not the only one claims an Assistant Professor
Photo story: (Clockwise from top left) (1) Republican president Lincoln appointed Pennsylvania Democrat McClellan chief of all Union army, sitting together after Union victory at…
90 Year Old WWII Veteran Runs Coast to Coast in Order to Sail the LST 325 Back to Normandy
If you have nothing to do and you’re looking to be a part of history, you can join in on a coast to coast run.…
Bodies of two Austro-Hungarian soldiers found, 95 years after death in the Italian Alps
Photo story: (From left): (1) Austro-Hungarian mountain troop Kaiserschützen in Tyrol, hilly territory between Italy and Austria, (2) Two dead bodies of presumed Kaiserschützen soldiers…
Haunting photographs of the battlefields of the War to end all wars- Exhibition at Westminster Hall
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Soldier’s helmet left on the cross of the grave at the Chalons-en-Champagne, France battleground burial site memorial; in…