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Category Archives: Military History
Letters Home from Vietnam – One Pilot’s Story
This Veterans Day, which is November 11th, marks the end of the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam War. The thirteen-year commemoration period was launched in 2012 by President Barack Obama to honor Vietnam veterans and their families. Almost 2.7 … Continue reading
Posted in Military History
Tagged 1st Cavalry Division, 227th Aviation Regiment, Army aviation, Army helicopter pilots, Cam Ranh Bay, Camp Evans, combat missions, Fort Wolters, helicopter warfare, Hue, L.H. Klahn Jr., military correspondence, University of Wyoming ROTC, Veteran's Day, Vietnam War, Vietnam War 50th Anniversary, wartime letters
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In Their Own Words: The Revolutionary War’s End Through the Eyes of Winthrop Ballantine
While we often remember how the American Revolution began—with the “shot heard round the world” on April 19, 1775—the story of how it ended deserves equal attention. As we mark the 250th anniversary of the war’s start, the journal of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1783, 19th Century Documents, American Independence, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Early American Medicine, George Washington, Historical Documents, Historical Transcriptions, Military Orders, Newburgh Conspiracy, Revolutionary War Collections, Revolutionary War End, Revolutionary War Medicine, Society of the Cincinnati, Washington's Leadership, Winthrop Ballantine
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Gale Cleven and George Niethammer: The Wyoming Connection in “Masters of the Air”
If you are interested in the history of the Second World War, or interested in aviation, you may have been watching Masters of the Air, a new television series on Apple TV+. A companion to Band of Brothers and The … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Aviation, Biographies and Profiles, Military History, University of Wyoming, Wyoming
Tagged 100th Bomb Group, Adaptations, Bloody Hundredth, Bomber Pilots, Eighth Air Force, Gale Cleven, George Niethammer, Masters of the Air, Prisoners of War, Stalag Luft III, WWII, WWII Heroes
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Captured in Vietnam – One Wyoming Family’s Story of Despair and Hope
During the Vietnam War more than 1,800 Americans were held prisoner or were missing in action in Southeast Asia. Among them was Army Major Theodore “Ted” Gostas of Sheridan. Gostas was born in Butte, Montana, on December 13, 1938. After … Continue reading
“I’m Sorry Mother, For This Lousy Letter…”: Viewpoints on the Vietnam War
January 27, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, which signaled the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. It’s an especially appropriate time to remember the sentiments and experiences of those involved … Continue reading
An Infamous Day
On December 8th, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the Congress of the United States with the following declaration: “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941– a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately … Continue reading
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27th marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which coincides with the date that the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp was liberated by Soviet troops in 1945. In that vein, we will delve into two World War II era collections at the American … Continue reading