by Rona Simmons | Jun 15, 2023 | Celebration, Military, Remembrance
Flag Day and all the other holidays and observances you may not know exist.
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 | 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 | 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...
by Rona Simmons | Dec 6, 2021 | History, Military, Remembrance
The Normandy American Cemetery may be the most familiar of all the American cemeteries and memorials commemorating American fallen in World War II, and it is an incredibly moving experience to walk through the innumerable rows of crosses and Stars of David and on the...
by Rona Simmons | Nov 2, 2021 | History, Military, Veterans
This summer, fifty-one years after he served as an A-1H pilot in Vietnam, former US Air Force Lt. Hampton Tillery visited the Tennessee Aviation Museum in Sevierville, Tennessee. He came to see the fully restored aircraft that he flew during the war. Not just nay A-1H...