"War is a grim, cruel business,
a business justified only as a means of sustaining the forces of good against those of evil."
a business justified only as a means of sustaining the forces of good against those of evil."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Transcription made for National War Fund, 9/11/45
Transcription made for National War Fund, 9/11/45
Powers, Michael T. "The Boys Of Iwo Jima." Pn 63.11 (2009): 39-45. Consumer Health Complete - EBSCOhost. Web. 15 Nov. 2016.
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"A Teenager at the Battle of the Bulge"
Julian Lee Gelwasser, 90 INFD, 358 INF REG, CO B |
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Keeping up morale --
How did the average GI spend his free time?
What did he do when he was bored? Check out Joanna Scutt's article in Newsela. |
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"Searchers have found the wreckage of the USS Lexington, the aircraft carrier sunk 76 years ago near Australia during the world's first carrier-versus-carrier battle."
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Books about the Ghost Army are available in digital and print formats.
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Like most wartime couples . . . they lived for the "here and now" and not the "what ifs." Shortly before his return to duty, the greatest invasion in history began . . . at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. Clearly the good guys were turning it around . . . It was only a matter of time before all the boys came home for good. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" became their theme. If not the Christmas of 1944, then certainly the one after . . .
East Texas Historical Journal. Spring2018, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p7-24. 18p.
East Texas Historical Journal. Spring2018, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p7-24. 18p.