THE MILSPOUSE ORAL HISTORIES PROJECT 

By Margaret Reaske Robitaille When a servicemember leaves service, they receive a form called a Report of Separation, most commonly called today the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or the DD214.  According to the National Archives, a Report of Separation may contain any of the following information: the date and home address fromContinue reading “THE MILSPOUSE ORAL HISTORIES PROJECT “

Author: David G. Thomas

       The Frank W. Angel Report on the Death of John H. Tunstall By David G. Thomas  “In the matter of the cause and circumstances of the death of John H. Tunstall….” So begins the single most important contemporary document recounting the origins of the Lincoln County War. That document is the “Report of Special AgentContinue reading “Author: David G. Thomas”

Review: Battle Songs

 Those of us who faced the military draft during the years of the Korean War will readily identify with Paul Zolbrod’s examination and interpretation of all the emotions we felt at that time. Those who actually went into that war will appreciate his analytical and personal review of the battles, the missions, the soldiers, theContinue reading “Review: Battle Songs”

Author: Jim Defede

The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from Away When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled fromContinue reading “Author: Jim Defede”

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