by Rona Simmons | Jun 30, 2022 | History, Military, Veterans
Yesterday, June 29, 2022, Hershel “Woody” Williams died at age 98. He was the last surviving WWII recipient of the Medal of Honor, America’s highest honor for military valor in action. Learn more about the Medal here.
by Rona Simmons | Jun 6, 2022 | History, WWII
As we commemorate the sacrifice of American and allied soldiers on D-Day in 1944, I think of the losses we sustained a month earlier while training the troops for what they might experience during the invasion of France. Few people know of the April 28, 1944 incident...
by Rona Simmons | May 21, 2022 | Military
May 21, the third Saturday of May, is reserved to acknowledge all past and present members of our military
by Rona Simmons | Mar 24, 2022 | Remembrance
I’ve had a lifelong interest in history, specifically in World War II history, but it’s probably more accurate to call my interest a passion—one come by honestly. My father was a World War II fighter pilot who escorted bombers from North Africa to their targets in...
by Rona Simmons | Jan 24, 2022 | Military, PTSD, WWII
Military History Now published my article about post-traumatic stress disorder in World War II. Of course, it wasn’t known as PTSD then … Below is an excerpt. All they wanted to do was fly! When America entered the Second World War, thousands of young men...