by Steve Snyder | Sep 23, 2014 | Historical
On Sunday, August 24, my wife, Glenda and I visited the above and spent a delightful time with Ralph and Daphne Franklin who operate the museum and who have dedicated their lives to preserving the history of the 306th Bomb Group which was stationed at Thurleigh from...
by Steve Snyder | Sep 22, 2014 | Historical
On September 17, I made a PowerPoint presentation before about 200 people at Westminster Gardens, a senior living community in Duarte, California. It was a lot of fun and went very well.
by Steve Snyder | Sep 20, 2014 | Historical
The Chant des Partisans (The Partisan Song) was the most popular song of the Free French and French Resistance during World War II. Listen to it here. The piece was written and put to melody in London in 1943 by Anna Marly, a Russian singer-songwriter. She had come to...
by Steve Snyder | Sep 18, 2014 | Historical
The following is an email from 90-year-old Hans Berger that he sent to me after meeting with my youngest son, Clayton, in Munich a couple of weeks ago. Hi Steve, Thank you again for a copy of your book and your dedication to it. I really enjoyed Clayton’s short...
by Steve Snyder | Sep 17, 2014 | Historical
On September 2, 1944, regiments of the 9th Infantry Division of the 1st U.S. Army crossed over the Wartoise Bridge from France into the hamlet of Cendron, Belgium to liberate the Belgian people from four years of Nazi occupation and oppression. As part of the 70th...
by Steve Snyder | Sep 16, 2014 | Historical
In September 1944, the Allied forces of Canada, England, and the United States liberated Belgium from four years of Nazi occupation and oppression. It was a joyous time! ...
