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Martial Law Following Pearl Harbor

When we think of Pearl Harbor during World War II, we often focus on just the events of December 1941.  However, for those living in…

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Witness To Pearl Harbor

The December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor cost the lives of over 2000 American servicemen and women.  Over half of those killed that morning were…

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Posted in American Countryside Hawaii

On The Banks of Pearl Harbor

Jimmy Lee’s family lived on the banks of Pearl Harbor.  As a kid, one of his jobs was feeding their hogs.  That’s what he was…

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Posted in American Countryside Virginia

A Unique Tie to the Family Farm

Malcolm Jameson’s family has a unique tie to their family farm.  It all began with a grandfather who fought on the property during the Civil…

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Posted in American Countryside Virginia

Calls to Start and End the Day

Any good bugler knows to play Reveille in the morning, Taps in the evening.  But how did those calls become commonplace in the military.  Well,…

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Posted in American Countryside Virginia

Keep Your Comments Brief – Or Else!

Public speakers are often warned to keep their comments brief.  Long windedness can bore an audience…or even worse it might kill you…

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Posted in American Countryside Colorado

The Sand Creek Masacre

It’s been 150 years since a massacre on the high plains angered a nation.  The subsequent military investigations showed that what some thought was a…

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Posted in American Countryside Colorado

A Sad Chapter in American History

While U.S. troops fought Confederate forces in the eastern half of the country, troops on the high plains were concerned about an Indian uprising.  Their…

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Posted in American Countryside Colorado

High Tensions Far From War

Most of the battles during the Civil War were fought east of the Mississippi River.  However, today we take you to a place where tensions…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of

The First Thanksgiving Feast

You may have thought Thanksgiving dates back to the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, but this place claims to have held the first feast…

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