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Purple Heart

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Richard Barnes SmuinVeterans History ProjectMy name is Richard Barnes Smuin, I was born October 5th 1924 in a small town called Garfield Utah, this was a town just a few miles west of Salt Lak

first appeared: 9/15/2007

Journal Account: Two Days on the Beach at Mindanao - March 1945

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March 10, 1945We went in on Mindanao this morning just a little after sunrise. I helped take in the second wave of "alligators" (landing tanks). A few shells landed close to us.10:00 A.M. N

first appeared: 9/15/2007

Ken Burns: The Man Behind The War

by Michael McCall

Award-winning documentary moviemaker Ken Burns admits to two obsessions: film and family. "There's really little else that occupies my time," says Burns, whose seven-part series titled The War begins Sept. 23 on PBS.

first appeared: 9/13/2007

Honor Flight

by Marcia Schonberg

That goal is to ensure that all living World War II veterans get a chance to see the memorial that was erected to honor their service and sacrifice.

first appeared: 7/29/2007

An American Life

by Richard McVey

A smile breaks across the face of Jimmy Gentry, 81, as he stands before a sea of young faces at Bethesda Elementary School in Thompson's Station, Tenn. (pop. 1,283).

first appeared: 6/10/2007

Taking the Bible Behind Bars

by Karen Karvonen

The men who study the Bible with John Steeves aren't your average churchgoers. Dressed in orange prison garb, many await sentencing for burglary, trafficking in narcotics, rape or murder.

first appeared: 3/25/2007

Screaming Eagles

by Beverly Keel

After the 101st was established in the 1940s, its national headquarters moved several times before settling at Fort Campbell in 1956. Now every Army unit displaying the trademark 101st Screaming Eagle patch is stationed there.

first appeared: 11/27/2005

Home of Heroes

by Karen Karvonen

Four recipients of the nation's highest award for military bravery have called Pueblo, Colorado home. Because of the distinction, Congress in 1993 designated Pueblo the Home of Heroes.

first appeared: 10/30/2005

Another Campaign for Matt Urban

by Candace Floyd

first appeared: 10/9/2005

Freedom's Responsibilities

by Marti Attoun

Four generations of military veterans tell what it means to serve their country

first appeared: 11/7/2004

Code Talkers

by Michael Nolan

Although some 400 Navajos served in the Marine signal corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II and are perhaps best known as code talkers, American Indian military men have used their native languages since World War I.

first appeared: 11/3/2002

When World War II Came to Town

by Michael Depp

first appeared: 5/19/2002

A Flying Tiger Keeps Serving

by Martin D. Trees

first appeared: 3/17/2002

Beauty in the Detail

by Michael Depp

As the designer and sculptor of the West Virginia Veterans Memorial on the state's Capitol complex in Charleston, Joe Mullins approached the task with no small measure of humility.

first appeared: 2/24/2002

The Hudson Bench Gang

by Judy Ausley

first appeared: 1/27/2002

Badges of Courage

by Pamela Rohland

Badges of Courage: A World War II veteran honors his fallen comrades.

first appeared: 5/20/2001

Thanking Our Greatest Generation

by Alan Ross

Veteran Roger Durbin's vision turned into reality: the national World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

first appeared: 5/20/2001

Fredericksburg, TX

by Ann Hattes

Fredericksburg, Texas: Honoring Pacific Veterans

first appeared: 3/4/2001

Artist to the Corps

by Warren D. Jorgensen

Charlie Waerhouse's art, which largely depicts scenes from American military history, is in museums, government offices, and military installations all over the world.

first appeared: 2/18/2001

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