Mother’s Day, the Military & The WAR
Recognizing all 432 women who lost their lives during WWII, many of whom died before having the chance to be a mother.
OUR MEDAL OF HONOR
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.
celebrating centenarians
Last week, Lawrence Brooks, the oldest living World War II veterandied at the age of 112. Centenarians seem to be everywhere these days—or do I notice them because I am sensitized to reports of those who served our country during the War.Like, 108 year old Warren...
Vietnam Plus 51 Years
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...
a casualty of the spirit
PTSD in History in Literature and in All of Us In the wake of the United States military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, mainstream and social media were all consumed with the news. A suicide bombing that resulted in the deaths of thirteen of our soldiers and marines....