ACG WebOps (10 March 2007)

Jim H. Moreno | March 10, 2007  | 0 comments  | Print  | E-mail

Welcome to WebOps, Armchair General’s weekly recon of links to military history news, articles, websites, and more. American World War I military history marked a sobering event this week with the death of Retired Army Cpl. Howard V. Ramsey, the last of the known U.S. World War I combat veterans. As always, there’s more, including the dedication of the new CPO Legacy Center. Clicks away.

News

March Field museum wants to add history to attractions - PE.com (audio, video)

The new emphasis targets children, young adults and people who’ve never served in uniform by emphasizing the stories and sacrifices of those who did. The goal is to turn the museum into an educational center for students and people who are interested in aviation, aerospace and military history.

Japan to probe WWII military brothels - Yahoo! News

TOKYO - Under intense pressure from Asia and the United States, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that ruling party lawmakers will conduct a fresh investigation into the Japanese military’s forced sexual slavery of women during World War II.

Battleship Missouri Memorial Dedicates CPO Legacy Center to Chiefs - McNeil Wilson Communications, Inc.

PEARL HARBOR - The USS Missouri Memorial Association has unveiled the first center dedicated to the legacy of the Chief Petty Officer (CPO). The creation of the “CPO Legacy Center” was initiated by retired U.S. Navy Chief Boatswain’s Mate Harold Estes, a WWII veteran and founding member of the association, and funded by the donations of literally hundreds of active-duty and retired Chief Petty Officers.

Articles

Barb Fuscaldo reflects love of military, recalls duty as nurse - dcmilitary.com

Barb has also been involved with the Dahlgren Officers’ Spouses’ Club, as well as other organizations, and is a great advocate for military members and retirees. But many don’t know that while Barb is part of the Navy family, she was first a young Army nurse who found herself in harm’s way in Vietnam. This is Barb Fuscaldo’s story, in her own words:

Letters reveal one man’s thoughts during WWII - The Weston Town Crier

A number of soldiers wrote long and frequent letters to their loved ones back home. In one case, a young officer wrote, on average, a letter every two-and-a-half days to his wife. All 486 of them from one soldier, written between February 1942 and October 1945, were saved, and they will be the subject of the next presentation sponsored by the Weston Military History Group, "Utah Beach to Paris: Letters Home, World War II."

Curator an example of base’s close community tie - Air Force Link

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