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ACG WebOps (1 July 2007)Jim H. Moreno July 01, 2007 | 0 comments | Print | E-mail
Welcome to WebOps, Armchair General’s weekly recon of links to military history news, articles, websites, and more. On the first day of July, this weeks’ edition links to news regarding the 21st Civil War Heritage Days at Gettysburg, a couple of sites looking back at the Falklands War, and the premiere of an off-Broadway military history play. Clicks away! NewsHARRISBURG – The Buffalo Soldiers were the black members of the U.S. Army Cavalry Regiment who played an important role in settling the west. The name Buffalo Soldiers came from the Apache Indians as a comment on both the soldiers’ hair resembling a buffalo’s fur and on the steadfastness of the men in battle.
Military heroes come to life in "Beyond Glory" – Yahoo! News NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) – War is hell, but personal bravery never goes out of style. That is the thrust of actor Stephen Lang’s one-man play "Beyond Glory," which is having its New York premiere off-Broadway at the Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre. Adapted by Lang from Larry Smith’s 2003 oral history, the show is an affecting, if limited, portrayal of eight men who received the Medal of Honor for valor in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Enola Gay navigator shares WWII experiences – Appen Newspapers Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk shared his military experiences with the Middle Years students in the first "Witness to History" program at High Meadows School in Roswell.
Articles The Man Who Would Shape the Future of War – US News and World Report Speaking at the 1880 reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union general best known for his destructive march through the Confederacy’s heartland uttered the words that would be reshaped for posterity: "There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys," the 60-year-old William Tecumseh Sherman declared, "it is all hell."
Photo gallery: Civil War reenactors at Gettysburg – Stars and Stripes As part of the 21st annual Civil War Heritage Days at the Gettysburg National Battlefield Park in Pennsylvania, volunteer groups of reenactors offered visitors a look at camp life during the war. Among them were the 20th Maine Infantry and the United States Sharpshooters, who also demonstrated battlefield tactics.
WWII veteran recalls facing combat during 28-year military career – The Saratogian SARATOGA SPRINGS – Bill Boyle earned a Distinguished Service Cross and two Purple Hearts in World War II, followed by combat action in Korea as well.
Military museum holds regiment’s history – simcoe.com Pages: 1 2 3Help Armchair General by bookmarking to
           
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