Retired Marine Corps Colonel Dave Severance recalls how his company, E Company 28th Marines, patrolled up Mount Suribachi, and how members of his company raised the American flag atop Suribachi on February 23, 1945.
AFN, the American Forces Network, was radio at its best: as the audible link to home for many soldiers fighting in Europe, it was a musical distraction, a news service, a way to stay up to date on sports, and finally, an unintended ambassador of the American way of life.
What happened in Dresden in February 1945 was apocalyptic.
John Fox was one of seven African Americans who had their earlier awards upgraded to the Medal of Honor on January 13, 1997. Like all but one of the veterans, he did not live to see this honor.
After your Museum visit, join us in BB’s Stage Door Canteen for a casual performance of wartime piano music!
Banter, jokes, jazz, and blues abound when music legends Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald get together.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii underwent significant social and cultural changes.