The only thing I can think of was Lt. Col. Edward White conducting America's first spacewalk. True, he was Air Force, but he also graduated from...
I was living in Sydney, Australia at the time, and I guess it was around 10:30 at night, September 11, when the events started to unfold. My wife...
The speech that President Roosevelt gave to Congress on December 8, 1941 is one of my all-time favorite speeches. I think the following quotes...
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When I was in the fifth grade I found a book by Dr. Ballard in the school library. I had that book for almost the entire year. That is what I got...
I have some that I've collected off the net over the last few years on a little website that I made up: World War II Audio Archive
A friend of mine from work who is known for telling "bad" jokes told me this one. A man walks into a bar and orders three beers. The bartender...
My grandfather served in the Middle East (Egypt, Palestine, and Iraq) from late 1944 though early 1946 as a member of the USAAF. He worked with...
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I'll throw a couple of ideas out there, but I don't know how useful they are. Everyone hears about the French resistance movement. Maybe work...
Thanks for posting this. Both my son and I will enjoy these!
I saw "Everyman's War" a couple of weeks ago on Netflix. I believe it was written/directed/produced by two brothers who based it on their...
Excellent stuff. Thanks for posting. There is a lot of stuff to go through there - love the big band music.
Man oh man. The B-17 is my favorite aircraft of all time, but I've never had the chance to see one in person. This is excellent!
I also grew up in the 80's and I remember every single one of these except the polka dot door one. Saturday toons in the 80's were the best. A...
Some of my best childhood memories come from playing with the green and grey plastic soldiers on the brick fireplace hearth at my grandparent's...
I'm jealous of all of you. I haven't really been anywhere in regards to World War II. I've visited the U.S.S. Kidd a million times in Baton...
After the war, my grandfather and his brother opened a sawmill near Ponchatoula, Louisiana. I remember my grandmother told me once that they had...
Ah, the days when there were still "real" baseball players. R.I.P. Mr. Thompson.
Sniper, here is one similar to the one you posted of the Americans in Cairo. Almost in the exact same spot actually. The fella on the front row...
