I trust everyone had a wonderful weekend, full of baseball, backyard barbecues and maybe even a few cold ones. Monday morning means time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. We’ve seen a lot this spring and summer on the tragic flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Our thoughts and prayers go [...]
When we think of letters from war, we envision notes from a soldier, home to his family. But there are also letters, typically from the U.S. War Department, that bear the most awful news, that of a soldier’s, sailor’s or airman’s death. Notes of a more personal nature, from those who served with the recently [...]
This Monday morning, the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week follows the unit to St. Jores, France.
Landing Ship Tanks, better known as LSTs, revolutionized amphibious warfare. Not only could they carry over 2,000 tons of virtually anything needed at the front, they possessed the uncanny ability to wash ashore, drop ramp and deposit this precious cargo onto an unimproved beachhead. No port had to be secured. No dock need be built. [...]
In honor of the 67th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, we continue with our D-Day theme of the week. This edition of Letters From War Wednesday features a brief note home from American infantryman, Ed McGinley. McGinley served with the 29th Infantry Division, which suffered staggering losses in their [...]
This Monday’s 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week features a sobering shot from the U.S. Military Cemetery at Foy, Belgium. Row after row of fresh graves follow the Battle of the Bulge. Crosses mark Christian sites, while the Star of David adorns the remains of Jewish soldiers. This Memorial Day, may we be especially [...]
Gooooooood Monday morning to all. It’s time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. I love this late April 1945 shot of Lobenstein, Germany. How picturesque is this quaint little burg?
I’ve still got Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption on my mind, after just finishing the book yesterday. Louis Zamperini began his stint in the Pacific with the 307th Bomb Group. B-24 bomber pilot, Lt. Bob Gage, also served in the 307th BG. Time again for Letters From War Wednesday. This [...]
OK, I had to see what all of the buzz was about. Seems like everyone’s talking on the book, UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. And typically, World War II nonfiction does not get this kind of attention. So I had to check it out for myself. UNBROKEN tells the story of Louis Zamperini, and what a [...]
A very good Monday morning to you all. We are very happy to bring you another installment of the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. In late April 1945, the 90th ID chased the fleeing German Army into Czechoslovakia.