Some Enchanted Evening: July 31, 1981
It is only in hindsight that we can see what will become the defining moments of our lives. For me, one pivotal moment happened forty...
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despositowwii
- Aug 23, 2022
- 4 min
Memorial Day 2021
Last month I was looking through some archival documents from the US Marine Corps, and a letter with a Schenectady mailing address jumped...
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despositowwii
- Aug 23, 2022
- 4 min
Remembering Pfc. Dale Warren Ross on the 100th anniversary of his birth
Dale Warren Ross was born on June 30, 1920 in North Dakota to William H. Ross and Mabel Viola Warren Ross. Dale was the third of four...
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despositowwii
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
Americans Suffer When Careless Talk Kills!
During World War II, many posters were created to alert the public to the dangers of careless talk: information about war production or...
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despositowwii
- Aug 23, 2022
- 5 min
74th Anniversary of the Iwo Jima Flag Raising
Two Photos, Two Prizes, and Two Stamps Today marks the 74th anniversary of the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi on...
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despositowwii
- Aug 23, 2022
- 3 min
Trench Art for a Sweetheart
Seventy-five years ago in 1944, someone in the Army Air Forces stationed in New Guinea made this souvenir to send home to a loved one,...
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