October 1, 2020 #AskAnArchivist Day, October 7th 2020 Next Wednesday, October 7th, is #AskAnArchivist Day. This day-long event sponsored by the Society of American Archivists is an opportunity…
September 18, 2020 Lasting Indebtedness: George C. Marshall, William Dean, and the POWs of the Korean War Issues surrounding prisoners of war (POWs) played a critical role in Korean War history. Disagreements between the US-led United Nations…
September 16, 2020 I deeply regret to confirm … Friday, Sept. 18 is National POW/MIA day, honoring prisoners of war and those still missing in action. I wore an…
June 4, 2020 D-Day for Staff Sgt. Richard H. Hobbs My father, Richard H. Hobbs, joined the Washington, D.C. National Guard as a military policeman in 1938, when he was…
April 16, 2020 Marshall and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Recently we looked into whether George C. Marshall made any statements regarding the 1918 influenza pandemic. Marshall does note divisions…
April 9, 2020 Cooking with World War II Rations – What I Learned Cooking with World War II ration recipes – Main dish Many of us are cooking from what we have in…
April 3, 2020 Anniversary of the Signing of the Marshall Plan With the quick strokes of a pen, seventy-two years ago today, President Harry S. Truman changed the course of world…
