Weekly History Wrap-Up: 06/03/11
June 3, 2011
Posted in News, Weekly History Wrap-Ups
Tags: History Junkie, weekly history wrap-up
Friday again, and time for the Weekly History Wrap-Up.
A Belgium woman is caring for the grave of World War II casualty, Henry Lee Burkhart, of Harlan County, Kentucky.
This morning at the Hague, war crimes suspect, Ratko Mladic, is slated to appear before UN judges.
VFW and American Legion posts have been part of the American fabric for decades. With our World War II generation fading fast, what does the future hold for these organizations?
Great to hear the National World War II Museum in New Orleans is expanding yet again.
Author Andrew Salmon is out with a new book on British and Australian soldiers in the Korean War.
The Smithsonian has put together an exhibit on the death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the first Union officer killed in the Civil War.
Retired Lt. Colonel, James Zumwalt, has authored a new book on the Vietnam War.
Til Monday, have a historical weekend.