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The Airborne & Special Operations Museum

Monday, October 22, 2012

Someone I know recently visited the The Airborne & Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina and he sent along this pix via camera phone. While the quality of the picture is “meh,” I can honestly say I’ve seen few static displays that really hit the mark. This one does and it is pretty cool. […]

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Wired Magazine Highlights D-Day Tech

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

On the anniversary of D-Day, June 6 1944, Wired magazine published two articles highlighting the tech that helped win the war. Those links are here: The Gear, Gadgets and Weaponry of a D-Day Paratrooper June 6, 1944: Artificial Harbor Paves the Way for Normandy Invasion

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Monday Conversations About Dick Winters

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

So on campus today, I had the chance to speak to a student who used to see Dick Winters once a month for sunday dinner. “Really?” I said. “I was ten at the time, more or less, and I went over there with my friend.” He did not mention if the friend was a grandson […]

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Richard Winters Passes On

Monday, January 10, 2011

Read about the life and death of Richard “Dick” Winters of Band of Brothers fame. Source: Lebanon Daily News–http://www.ldnews.com/ci_17050738

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World War II via Natural Bridge and Lexington, VA

Sunday, April 4, 2010

You know, no matter where you go here in the US, World War II is never far from the surface.  Take, for instance, my recent family camp out adventure to Natural Bridge, VA.  First off, Natural Bridge is awesome.  It is the Delicate Arch of the east.  Except that it’s not in a National Park, […]

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Review: Brothers in Arms (Hell’s Highway)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

I recently picked up the third installment of the Brothers in Arms series (Hell’s Highway), and it did not disappoint ($17.99 at Gamestop). The Good: the one thing that separates BiA from other WW2-themed FPS’s is the gameplay. In Call of Duty (World at War) for instance, it’s pretty much you against the world.  In […]

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SGT Rock (Issue #1 of 6)

Friday, April 3, 2009

I finally got the chance to read the new re-issue of SGT. Rock, a comic I used to read off and on WAY back in the day. The great Joe Kubert did the original and now Billy Tucci is serving up the sequel in six issues. My take? It was okay. I am interested to […]

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Don Malarkey and Band of Brothers

Sunday, March 22, 2009

On this sunday, I ended up watching a few episodes of Band of Brothers while reading and doing other things. In this video, Don Malarkey (from E/506/101st AB) is speaking at a bookstore in support of his recent book (2008) and tells the story of missing the liberation of the Eagle Nest in Germany. A […]

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Battleground (1949)

Monday, April 21, 2008

Loved it, loved, it, loved it with a capital L!   If SPR is about duty meant to instill pride about the “greatest generation” (not my favorite term) Battleground is about irony and dissatisfaction in the soldier’s life.  So there is complaining, comradeship, and a “let’s take of business but have a little fun along the […]

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William Evans, 101st AB Vet Recognized

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Don’t know how old this clip is via youtube, but it shows a medal ceremony recognizing William Evans, a 101st A/B veteran (502nd) for his service in Bastogne.  He was awarded the purple heart, his second, and his Representative is pushing for Medal of Honor recognition.  The best part of the clip, for me, is […]

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