by Steve Snyder | May 28, 2014 | Historical
Students at the University of Texas at Austin got a rare treat last weekend when Adm. Bill McRaven, a 1977 UT grad and 36-year SEAL, delivered their commencement speech. Head of the U.S. Special Operations Command, McRaven commanded a squadron in the fabled Naval...
by Steve Snyder | May 25, 2014 | Historical
The Poppy has been used since 1920 to commemorate soldiers who have died in the war. Inspired by the World War I poem “In Flanders s Field”, it’s opening lines refer to the many poppies that were the first flowers to grow in the churned-up earth of...
by Steve Snyder | May 25, 2014 | Historical
Memorial Day Statement Each Memorial Day, we stand united in remembrance and in grief. Gone from someone’s life is a son or daughter, a husband or wife, a sister or brother. This is a day to cherish their memory and to celebrate the deeds of all veterans who have...
by Steve Snyder | May 24, 2014 | Historical
The B-17 Alliance Group, based in Aurora, Oregon is working to preserve the famous Gas Station Flying Fortress, B-17G 44-85790 known as “Lacey Lady”. The B-17 Alliance Foundation has set up an IndieGOGO campaign with the objective of raising US$30,000. Click HERE to...
by Steve Snyder | May 23, 2014 | Historical
U.S. Army Air Force B-17s Fighting the German Luftwaffe in 1944 narrated by Clark Gable, a member of the Eighth Air Force. <iframe width=”420″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/pl6CaJWif1M” frameborder=”0″...
