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Bob Ford
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Dec 18, 2025 ∙ 3 min
Fort Leavenworth: How the West was won!
The next day, true to his word, the General had contacted his counterpart at Ft. Riley and a Huey gunship landed at Sherman Field at 8 a.m. sharp. I looked at the cameraman Jim Conlon who promptly said, “I don’t do helicopters.”
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Nov 20, 2025 ∙ 4 min
With Abe Lincoln’s Proclamation 106, citizens rejoiced and turkeys scattered
The Civil War had dragged on for two-plus years. Several of Lincoln’s proclamations ordered states to supply additional troops.
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Nov 6, 2025 ∙ 4 min
On Invasion Day, who jumps in before paratroopers: The Pathfinders
Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious assault in the history of warfare. More than 5,000 allied ships and 13,000 aircraft participated in the historic landing.
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