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Topic: Cold War
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Lamar Alexander, Tom Udall Resolution Honors Nation’s Nuclear Weapons Workers
“Between 1942 and 1945, as many as 75,000 individuals in Oak Ridge worked on the Manhattan Project, and today, the Y-12 National Security Complex employs more than 4,000 Tennesseans. Our country is safer because of these patriotic men and women, and I’m proud to represent a community of such vital importance to our nation’s defense,” Senator Alexander said. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander, Tom Udall Resolution Honors Nation’s Nuclear Weapons Workers
“Tennesseans played a major role in winning the Cold War, working countless hours with hazardous materials to build our nation’s nuclear defense,” Senator Alexander said. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Austin Peay State University celebrates 10 years of Alternative Break TripsAustin Peay State University (APSU)
Few people knew the installation existed because, during the Cold War, the U.S. Government kept 11,000-pound Nike Hercules missiles – all aimed at Cuba – at this hidden base. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
NASA looks back at America’s first Satellite, Explorer 1Written by Preston Dyches
The date was January 31st, 1958. NASA had yet to be formed, and the honor of this first flight belonged to the U.S. Army. The rocket’s sole payload was a javelin-shaped satellite built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Explorer 1, as it would soon come to be called, was America’s first satellite. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
Austin Peay State University Provost Lecture Series to have History professor present at next session
Dr. Jason Verber, assistant professor of history, will present at 3:00pm, Thursday, April 11th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. The title of his presentation is “Germans in the French Foreign Legion.” All sessions of the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Veteran Lifeliners reflect on how 9/11 changed militaryWritten by Sgt. 1st Class Peter Mayes Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – When Staff Sgt. Michael Simon enlisted in the Army in late 1997, he said he was following a long line of family members who had served their country. What he wasn’t counting on, however, was actually fighting in a war himself. “That was the last thing on my mind,” the senior supply sergeant for the 101st Sustainment Brigade said. “They had all fought in a war, but I had no idea when I joined that I would follow in their footsteps and become a combat veteran myself.” Simon is identified as part of the “Be All You Can Be” generation of soldiers who joined the military prior to September 11th, 2001, for a variety of reasons, ranging from college money to job security. They have witnessed the Army transform from its peacetime Cold War posture to its present one consisting of constant training and multiple deployments to a combat theater. ![]() Master Sgt. Lamar Chancellor, Command Sgt. Maj. David Thompson, Staff Sgt. Michael Simon and Sgt. 1st Class Fiona Bunn of the 101st Sustainment Brigade pose underneath the brigade’s emblem at their headquarters. These non-commissioned officers were part of the “Be All You Can Be” generation of soldiers on active duty during the September 11th, 2001 attacks and have witnessed the Army’s transformation from the Cold War to the Global War on Terrorism. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Peter Mayes) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
APSU Military History Program Continues to Get National Exposure
The AHA, founded in 1884, is the largest historical society in the country. The article in its journal touts the APSU program’s “new military history” approach that stresses the relationship between war and society. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
Meeting slated for former civilian “Birdcage” workers
Mr. Johnnie Golden, a technical assistant, for the Energy Employees Compensation Program in the Jacksonville district office of the U.S. Department of Labor will be the guest speaker. Mr. Golden will explain how workers may apply to be considered as employees under a Special Exposure Cohort in accordance with guidelines of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Program Act (EEOIPA). «Read the rest of this article» History Conference coming to APSU
John Seigenthaler, Sr., host of NPT’s “A Word on Words,” will give the keynote address on Oct. 31 and a professor from Tennessee State University will speak about music and the Civil Rights movement at the Saturday luncheon. The two day interdisciplinary event will consist of approximately 45 different sessions. Most sessions consist of three papers followed by commentary and question and answers. Professors and advanced graduate students from across the United States will present papers of original research on a variety of historical topics. «Read the rest of this article» |
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