Category: American Countryside
Sterling Cale – Hero Under Attack
Sterling Cale acted with bravery and courage during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Why then was he going to be court martialed. He couldn’t believe…
The Attack at Pearl Harbor
He was an eye witness to history, a man who was in the waters of Pearl Harbor during and after the Japanese attack, doing his…
Remembering Pearl Harbor
He was a farm boy from Illinois who thought he’d received the prime spot for anyone to serve in the military. On December 7th, 1941,…
Celebrating Thanksgiving
Today’s story is about Thanksgiving. Yes, it does involve the holiday, but in a much different way. It’s the story of hostages celebrating a meager…
Taken Hostage in the Philippines
In the Spring of 2001 several people were taken hostage in the Philippines by terrorist and held for over a year. Two of those held…
Training for Future Missions
For a time the Burnham family few crop dusting jobs in western Nebraska. Perhaps it was good training for flights they would someday be making…
Flying Planes In and Out of Mountainous Jungles
It was a flight not for the faint of heart – flying small planes in and out of mountainous jungles. But it was a life…
History Alive! Lanesboro, MN
Jane loved history and the performing arts and when she found herself in this town of under 1000 people she had an idea of how…
The First Thanksgiving
We associate the first Thanksgiving with the Native American and Pilgrims living in Plymouth Colony. However, we know very little about that event. Today we…
Rock Hunting
Each Thanksgiving we are likely to remember the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock. But is that rock really the spot they disembarked and eventually…
