Peace During Wartime – Part 8
1972: Operation Linebacker II in North Vietnam American troops were in the middle of the biggest bombing mission in military history during the Christmas … Read More
Peace During Wartime – Part 7
An Unexpected Christmas Truce Joe Barrera Dec 23, 2018 Updated Jun 21, 2020 It was not the same as the famous WWI Christmas Truce of 1914 … Read More
Peace During Wartime – Part 6
The Real Story of the Christmas Truce The Christmas Truce has become one of the most famous and mythologized events of the First World War. … Read More
Peace During Wartime – Part 5
A Christmas Story from World War II Comes Back to Life There was little to celebrate for children in England during World War II. … Read More
Peace During Wartime – Part 4
1896: “Stars and Stripes Forever” is Written While this wasn’t exactly a military action, it’s definitely a symbol of America’s military might. John Philip Sousa, … Read More
Peace During Wartime – Part 3
1864: The First Battle of Fort Fisher For most of the Civil War, North Carolina’s Fort Fisher saw very little combat. But that changed … Read More
Peace During Wartime – Part 2
Christmas on the Rappahannock “Christmas Eve,” an illustration by Thomas Nast for Harper’s Weekly, January 3, 1863. There was no worse time to be … Read More
Peace During Wartime – Part 1
Celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa in a combat zone offers a different perspective of the holidays. For most service members who face hostile fire … Read More
BEHIND THE SCENES: SAC Bombing Navigation Competition
The 1959 World Series of Bombing, officially known as the SAC Bombing, Navigation, and Air refueling competition, was set to be a rather large … Read More