Brigadier General Wilma Vaught: Pioneer Air Force Officer
This interview was originally published in Recon Magazine in 2005.
As president of the Women’s Memorial Foundation board of directors, retired Air Force Brig. Gen....
Additional Airborne Sites West of the Merderet River
Additional Airborne Sites West of the Merderet River
In addition to the Merderet River crossing sites we list in the “D-Day Visitor’s Handbook,” there are...
Normandy Chateau Housed Famous Journalist Camp
VOUILLY, France—Some of the biggest names in journalism camped out in tents in front of a medieval chateau while covering the epic battles of...
Traffic Conditions for D-Day’s 75th Anniversary
D-Day Overlord
There have been more restrictions on motor vehicle traffic for the 75th anniversary of D-Day events in...
Scandinavia: Ancient History Meets Modern Charm
Visitors to Scandinavia will marvel at the region’s beauty, historic sites--and how expensive it is. Tourists who visit England or other European countries may...
Military History Sites in Boston
BOSTON—No other city in America can offer a visitor so comprehensive a look back through our nation's history as Boston. From the site of...
Military History Sites to Visit in Chicago
(Photo courtesy of Marcus Qwertyus, Wikimedia)
If you fly into either of Chicago’s main airports, there is military history associated with each.
O’Hare International Airport is...
Korea Features Many History and Cultural Sites
SEOUL—Beyond the barbed wire, guard towers bristling with machine guns and hundreds of thousands of men ready to go to war, this Asian nation...
The Saga of the U-505
Late in the forenoon watch on Sunday, June 4, 1944, a sonar man on USS Chatelain reported a suspicious contact 800 yards off the...
Visit to Buenos Aires, An Argentine Adventure
By Jerry Bastarache
When a cold winter chills your soul, get yourself down to Argentina as quick as you can. Below the equator, it is...
