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Green Ben - Benjamin Franklin and Ecosystems

lhomeyer — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:25:45 +0000

Benjamin Franklin was the first to recognize that man and the environment depended on each other for survival.

Stage Presence - Yosemite Touring Coach Restored

David Lauterborn — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:23:07 +0000

South Dakota-based Hansen Wheel & Wagon Shop have restored an 1890s Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company touring stage.

Interview with Fetterman Fight Author John Monnett

David Lauterborn — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:05:33 +0000

Fetterman Fight expert John Monnett explains his fascination with Plains Indians and speaks about his new book, Where a Hundred Soldiers Were Killed.

Bill Chappell/Art of the West - August 2009 Wild West

David Lauterborn — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:00:26 +0000

Artist Bill Chappell draws on his years in the saddle to create his Western scenes

Public Enemies & Keystone Cops

lhomeyer — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:46:02 +0000

Outlaws like John Dillinger and Bonnie and Clyde were heroes to Americans squeezed by hard times during the Great Depression.

Tornado Strikes Stones River National Battlefield Park

GeraldS — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:06:25 +0000

On April 10, 2009, an EF4 tornado tore through the Stones River National Battlefield Park near Murfreesboro, TN. Several weeks later, felled trees still testify to its path and pose a risk of greater damage from fire than from the tornado itself.

Men of the 101st Airborne Division Make the Jump of their Lives

cnewman — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:22:08 +0000

Photographs of men from the 101st Airborne Division, who led the way on D-Day by parachuting into Normandy before the amphibious invasion.

Mr. Stewart Goes to Vietnam

dnewbold — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:54:01 +0000

Brig. Gen. Jimmy Stewart flew his last bombing mission in Vietnam on February 21, 1966, while on Air Force Reserve duty, and it almost ended in disaster. During WWII, Stewart had flown and directed hundreds of bombing missions against Nazi Germany.

Interview With Bobbie Keith the Weathergirl

dnewbold — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:50:25 +0000

Bobbie the Weathergirl, Bobbie Keith, ended her popular weather forecasts from Saigon's Armed Forces Vietnam (AFVN) TV with her signature sign-off, 'Until tomorrow, have a pleasant evening, weatherwise or...otherwise,' from 1967 to 1969.

Destination Normandy

cnewman — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:27:13 +0000

The men of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne led the way on D-Day by seizing and defending two bridges spanning the Canal de Carentan. Excerpted from Tonight We Die As Men by Ian Gardner and Roger Day.