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Marine Corps: Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)
Coast Guard: Semper Paratus (Always Ready)
Navy: Semper Fortis (Always Courageous)
Air Force: Aim High...Fly-Fight-Win
Army: This We'll Defend
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Artifact Friday: Candy Striper Nurses'
During World War II, many women signed up as hospital volunteers. They served as assistants to nurses who were serving state side. These...
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Artifact Friday: W.A.V.E Uniforms
WAVES, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, was established in July 21, 1942. The purpose of this program was to allow the...
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Mar 151 min read
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Artifact Friday: Thunderbird Flight Helmet
In honor of Women's History Month, we are celebrating the service of Dr. Charla Morgan. The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron is among the...
John Townsend
Mar 72 min read
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Artifact Friday: Leather Flight Helmet
The leather flight helmet was an essential piece of equipment for fighter and bomber pilots, offering both protection and comfort in...
Kyli Cooper
Feb 282 min read
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Artifact Friday: Captured Nazi Flag
Artifact Friday: The 349th Field Artillery and a Captured Nazi Flag This week’s Artifact Friday shines a light on a significant piece of...
Elijah Owens-Hamilton
Feb 212 min read
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Artifact Friday: Sextant
Hey, everyone! For this week’s Artifact Friday, we’re spotlighting an amazing piece of history: the sextant. Before GPS, bombers relied...
Samantha Deigh
Feb 142 min read
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Artifact Friday: The Buffalo Soldier Patch
Happy Artifact Friday! This week, we’re highlighting the iconic Buffalo Soldier patch worn by the soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division....
Kyla Cooper
Feb 72 min read
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Artifact Friday: Disney's Military Patches
Throughout World War Two, Walt Disney used his artistic talent to create roughly 1,200 different patch designs to represent various units...
directoraamm
Jan 311 min read
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Stalag Luft III Mess Spoon
Upon the United States’ entry into World War Two, a monumental bombing campaign was launched against Nazi Germany. During this campaign,...
John Townsend
Jan 32 min read
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Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona
The USS Arizona, laid down in 1914 and launched in 1915, was the greatest tragedy in the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. She was one of two...
John Townsend
Dec 7, 20242 min read
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Artifact Friday: Shark Chaser
For a pilot in World War II, few things were as terrifying as getting shot down. For pilots in the Pacific theatre, that fear was...
John Townsend
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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Artifact Friday: Bust of LBJ
The 36th president of the United States was Lyndon Baines Johnson, more commonly referred to as LBJ. LBJ was originally the vice...
John Townsend
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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