A Day To Honor Those Who Serve

by | May 17, 2014 | Historical

From the U.S. Department of Defense website. ARMED FORCES DAY President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. On August 31, 1949,...

Germany Surrenders!

by | May 8, 2014 | Historical

Today, May 8, is Victory in Europe Day, better known as V-E Day or VE Day. On May 8, 1945, the German High Command, in the person of General Alfred Jodl, signed the unconditional surrender of all German forces, East and West, at Reims, in northwestern France. Thus,...

April 22 – A Day to Honor Slain Airmen

by | Apr 23, 2014 | Historical

A few days ago on April 19, ceremonies were held to honor and preserve the memory of those fallen men; three of which were members of the 306th Bomb Group, 369th Squadron, B-17 Susan Ruth crew – co-pilot George Eike, navigator Robert Benninger, and waist gunner...

AFN Benelux; the American Forces Network

by | Oct 21, 2013 | Video

Both the B-17 Susan Ruth the video and the Monceau Imbrechies video were produced in 2011 by AFN Benelux; the American Forces Network which provides news and community information to Department of Defense personnel and their families located in Belgium, the...

Interview with Howard Snyder, Pilot of the Susan Ruth

by | Sep 26, 2013 | Video

On February 8, 1944, the B-17 Susan Ruth, was Shot Down over the French/Belgium border after a mission to bomb Frankfurt, Germany.  d Snyder, the B-17 pilot stationed in England during World War II narrates his story of what happened with the B-17 Susan Ruth was shot...