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outside picture of National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

First to Down a German Aircraft in WWI Air Combat

U.S. Air Force Museum constructed on the site of former Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Contributor’s Story: May 2021 Place: Dayton, Ohio Time: Early 1970’s Subject: U.S. Army Air Corp; World War I Topic: Air Combat I resided in Dayton,…

cover for Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other

Craig Grossi

Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US Marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other and…

cover for Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes

Tim Brady

Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes The astonishing true story of three fearless female resisters during WWII whose youth and innocence belied their extraordinary daring in the Nazi-occupied…

cover for Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces

NMAI (Author), Kevin Gover (Afterword), Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Foreword), Jefferson Keel (Foreword), Debra A. Haaland (Contributor)

Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces Rare stories from more than 250 years of Native Americans’ service in the military Why We Serve commemorates the 2020 opening of the National Native American Veterans Memorial at…

cover for Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow's Fight for the Truth

Michelle Black

Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow’s Fight for the Truth The shocking and affecting memoir from a gold-star widow searching for the truth behind her Green Beret husband’s death, this book bears witness to the true sacrifices made by military families.…

cover for One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Nathaniel C. Fick

One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer If the Marines are “the few, the proud,” Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Nathaniel Fick’s career begins with a hellish summer at Quantico, after his junior year at…

cover for Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II

Liza Mundy

Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II.…

cover for Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation

Steve Vogel

Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable…

cover of Hacksaw Ridge : The True Story of Desmond Doss

Ronald Kruk

Hacksaw Ridge : The True Story of Desmond Doss According to Doss’s account in a documentary film titled “The Contentious Objector”, as he rescued soldiers one-by-one, he breathed into the air with each go-around, “Lord, please help me get one…

cover of 40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII's Bloodiest Battles

Joseph Tachovsky with Cynthia Kraack

40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII’s Bloodiest Battles Winner of The 2020 Best Book Award for Military History — American Bookfest An elite platoon of Marine Scout-Snipers, Lieutenant Frank Tachovsky’s “40 Thieves” were chosen…

Dates to Remember

September 11
U.S. Veterans Project Library wants to acknowledge and honor those who lost their lives at the 9/11 Attacks in 2001. The bravery of our first responders and courage of those who had to endure that tragedy will not be forgotten. Visit https://www.911memorial.org/911-faqs to learn more about the bravery and courage we saw on 9/11 2001.

May 15
The Women’s Army Corps was the women’s branch of the United States Army.

Last Monday in May
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died in the performance of their military duties while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

November 10th
November 10th, 1775, the day the Continental Marines were created serves as the official Marine Corps birthday.

November 11th
Veterans Day honors all of those who have served the country in war or peace — dead or alive — although it’s largely intended to thank living veterans for their sacrifices. It was originally called Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I.

December 7th
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is observed annually to remember and honor the 2,403 United States service members and civilians who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

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