I am reading the book The Pacific War Remembered by John T. Mason Jr. In the book there is an oral history taken from Captain Paul Moore Jr. who...
What are the most accurate WWII video games you have played? Also, what is the best WWII video game you have played? These are questions for...
I read that Marines carried 80 pound packs in the Pacific campaign. Did the radio operator carry an 80 pound pack as well as his radio equipment?
I thought about posting a thread about it too. I don't have any family members that are black, nor did my grandfather talk about any blacks. He...
Those are some great pictures. I love looking at old photos! These are some photos of my grandfather I was talking about:
Makes you wonder how the Roman soldiers dealt with it. Might be why many adhered to Stoicism as a practice. I thought about this too. Many times...
I would think that they don't talk about it because it brings back many emotions that the vets have trouble dealing with. So it is easier to just...
I'm not sure if this was intended for me or just a general comment, but I will take it as directed to me :). I didn't know about tilting their...
I hear a lot on the news about American soldiers suffering from PTSD when they come back to the States. Many had committed suicide, killed others,...
I was looking through the old photos of my grandfather, again :D, and saw that he wore his hat cocked to the side as did the man that was in the...
This is lengthy but please bear with me, I will get to my point... My grandfather, Alvin Hostetler, was a radio operator for the Air Force. In...
I have always been fascinated by history. Because of it, I have delved into my family's past. In it I found out my late grandfather served in the...
