Arthur Krulewitz, MD CM - The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban missile crisis was a major confrontation in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in Cuba. During a thirteen day period in October 1962 the world teetered on the verge […]

Dr. Fred Johnson, III - The Heroism of Ben Salomon By law, only U.S. Service members who distinguish themselves “ through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty” can receive the Medal of Honor - Captain Benjamin Louis Salomon was one of these brave men. Learn […]

The Freese Brothers Big Band Eighty years ago this summer, World War II came to an end. As members of the Greatest Generation began to return home, they and their families listened to the music that was the soundtrack of the war years. Join the Freese Brothers Big Band for an 80th anniversary salute to […]

Dennis Vachon - Unfaltering Courage: The Diaries of TSGt. Raymond Vachon, a World War II Army Air Corps Flight Engineer  The Diaries of TSgt. Raymond Vachon, a World War II Army Air Corps Flight Engineer and B-24 Top Turret Gunner in the Mediterranean Theater, tell the gripping story of surviving 50 bombing missions in the […]

Linda Matchett - The American Home Front in 29 Objects Unlike its European allies during World War II, the American mainland escaped physical devastation, as it was not subjected to full-scale invasions. However, that didn't mean the United States wasn't impacted by the war. The ramifications of large economic, cultural, and societal changes forced Americans […]

Rev. David Lindsay - The Four Chaplains of WWII Nearly 9,000 Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish Army chaplains served during the war; hundreds more served in the Navy. Although unarmed, many accompanied troops into combat. They offered spiritual and moral support for scared, battle-weary soldiers. Learn the incredible story of four Army chaplains, aboard the U.S. […]