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RHIP! – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 8/26/2021)
August 11, 2021

joecampolojr

Jul 30, 20223 min read

RHIP! – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 8/26/2021) August 11, 2021

Or, when RHIP takes a strange turn.

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tomwing13

Jul 18, 20223 min read

With sons in the sun...

July 17th, 1863 was one of a number of turning points in the American Civil War.

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Tom Wing, UAFS Professor of History, discussing the Drennen-Scott House in Van Buren, AR

tomwing13

Jul 12, 20221 min read

Tom Wing, UAFS Professor of History, discussing the Drennen-Scott House in Van Buren, AR

Tom Wing talks about the Drennen Family and how they lived back in 19th Century Van Buren, AR

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tomwing13

Jul 9, 20222 min read

And so, it begins...

Raconteur: a person who tells stories and anecdotes with skill. Rackensack: Since the 1840's, the informal, derogatory, historical,...

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Songs of Liberty hosted by old friend Dale Throneberry on Veterans Radio Network

Joyce Faulkner

Jul 4, 20221 min read

Songs of Liberty hosted by old friend Dale Throneberry on Veterans Radio Network

Veteran’s Radio Network Fourth of July programming with Dale Throneberry

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I’ve been saving this post for the right day…

Joyce Faulkner

Jul 4, 20222 min read

I’ve been saving this post for the right day…

Jim’s story of his own awakening moves me because of my own circuitous and never ending route to understanding.

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Joyce Faulkner

Jul 3, 20221 min read

Remembering Woody

Now they are all gone…the 22 Marine and 5 Navy recipients of the Medal of Honor for their heroic deeds on Iwo Jima. May they rest in peace.

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COMMAND FAILURE: Lloyd Fredendall and the Battle Kasserine Pass

djonzim

Jun 27, 20224 min read

COMMAND FAILURE: Lloyd Fredendall and the Battle Kasserine Pass

Army Chief of Staff General George Marshal famously was reputed to have, whether real or metaphorically, a “black book” in which he kept…

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OPERATION GUNNERSIDE: SOE’s Sabotage of Germany’s Atomic Bomb Program

djonzim

Jun 26, 20223 min read

OPERATION GUNNERSIDE: SOE’s Sabotage of Germany’s Atomic Bomb Program

On the night of February 28, the teams successfully crossed the ravine just before midnight, when the guards were scheduled to change.

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Joyce Faulkner

Jun 24, 20221 min read

When writing a novel…

As part of our research, we discovered two big events that bookend the story we are telling…the explosion of 1894 and the “cyclone” of 1898.

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Frozen Tears: The Fort Leonard Wood MP Murders by JB King and Sandra Miller Linhart

Joyce Faulkner

Jun 23, 20221 min read

Frozen Tears: The Fort Leonard Wood MP Murders by JB King and Sandra Miller Linhart

Interview of author JB King

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Joyce Faulkner

Jun 22, 20223 min read

Researching “Vala’s Bed.”

There is an old axim, “Write what you know.” However, I doubt that advice was ever meant to be literal.

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JoAnn Forrester announcing Pittsburgh’s “2023 Women’s Voices…Here Them Speak Calendar

Joyce Faulkner

Jun 16, 20221 min read

JoAnn Forrester announcing Pittsburgh’s “2023 Women’s Voices…Here Them Speak Calendar

We will have copies at the 10th Anniversary of the Pennsylvania Women's Hall of Achievement Luncheon on August 27, 2023 at the LeMont.

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Frozen Tears: The Fort Leonard Wood MP Murders by JB King with Sandra Miller Linhart

Joyce Faulkner

Jun 9, 20223 min read

Frozen Tears: The Fort Leonard Wood MP Murders by JB King with Sandra Miller Linhart

‘The fact that the author J.B. King was there and was a part of this investigation gives the book a hard-hitting edge to this true story.’

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“YOU’VE GOT THREE DAYS.” The Crash Repair Program of the Yorktown

djonzim

Jun 9, 20223 min read

“YOU’VE GOT THREE DAYS.” The Crash Repair Program of the Yorktown

“We must have this ship back in three days.”—Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet

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Joyce Faulkner

Jun 7, 20222 min read

Taming the Fire Within by Jan Hunter

Taming the Fire Within explores the relationship between an adolescent and his grandfather, showing how each grows from the experience.

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Why is the Panama Canal important to China?

Joyce Faulkner

Jun 6, 20221 min read

Why is the Panama Canal important to China?

Canal is important to many countries…not just the US which built the original locks or Panama (which was created to build the locks)…

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THE CUSTOMIZED TANKS FOR D-DAY: HOBART AND HIS FUNNIES

djonzim

Jun 6, 20227 min read

THE CUSTOMIZED TANKS FOR D-DAY: HOBART AND HIS FUNNIES

Among the many items on General Sir Alan Brooke’s agenda upon assuming his duties as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) on …

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Veteran Jim Enderle’s talk at the Fort Smith Museum of History

Joyce Faulkner

Jun 4, 20221 min read

Veteran Jim Enderle’s talk at the Fort Smith Museum of History

Author and Navy corpsman veteran from Iraq War talks about his experiences both during his deployment and after his return home.

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