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Topic: WWII
On the Senate floor, I highlighted many great stories our Tennessean veterans shared with me on social media. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
How Veterans Day Started
However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11th, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.” ![]() Soldiers of the 353rd Infantry near a church at Stenay, Meuse in France, wait for the end of hostilities. This photo was taken at 10:58am, on November 11th, 1918, two minutes before the armistice ending World War I went into effect. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
President Donald Trump designates Wilmington North Carolina as first World War II Heritage City
![]() President Donald Trump designates Wilmington, N.C. as first World War II Heritage City. (White House) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
100 years of Women’s Suffrage
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Austin Peay State University history graduate Nicholas Herrud lands prestigious scholarship at Polish university
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Lamar Alexander says to Tear Down Andrew Jackson’s Statue would be a Terrible Misunderstanding of Our Nation’s History
“Presidential historians almost without exception put Andrew Jackson in the top ten of America’s presidents. They see him as a sophisticated, often subtle political actor who without his devotion to the union, against his own local political interests, the union might well have fallen apart in 1832 or 1833,” said Senator Alexander. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
WWII Monument in North Carolina Vandalized with Praise for Communism
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Lamar Alexander says Beyond the Headlines, Congress is Reaching Results for Tennesseans
“I often suggest Tennesseans look at Washington, D.C., as if it were a split-screen television. On one side, you hear about impeachment and tweets, but, on the other side, you have members of Congress working together to get results for Americans. And in 2019, we’ve done just that.” “Congress passed legislation in December that provides permanent funding – that is fully paid for – for HBCUs and other minority serving institutions attended by over 2 million minority students,” Senator Alexander said. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
101st Airborne Division soldiers travel to Bastogne Belgium to celebrate 75th Battle of the Bulge Anniversary
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) sent more than 90 Soldiers to Belgium to march in the parade and participate in other ceremonies, as well as learn about the unit’s history. The Battle of the Bulge took place six months after D-day. ![]() The 101st Division Artillery Commander, Col. Bryan Babich, leads more than ninety 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldiers in the Bastogne parade, Dec. 14. The city celebrates 75 years of freedom from Nazi German occupation. Bastogne played a major role in Hitler’s Ardennes Offensive, the German name for Battle of the Bulge. (Pvt. John Simpson, 40th Public Affairs Detachment) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
101st Airborne Division Soldiers share personal ties to Battle of the Bulge
Peterson escaped from the work camp where we was held prisoner, only to be captured again and killed by Hitler Youth. Sgt. Travis Paice, the great-grandson of Peterson, said it is surreal to be in Bastogne where Peterson lived his last moments. “Maybe he was standing right where I stood,” Paice, a Soldier with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, said. ![]() Sgt. Coleton Jones of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101 Airborne Division, center, meets reenactors at a community event at the Bastogne Barracks in Bastogne, Belgium. The event took place before the parade commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the World War II Battle of the Bulge. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt, Erica Earl) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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