Timelines Magazine

Letcher County has an unsung hero who received this country’s highest award, the Medal of Honor! He also was the recipient of the Bronze Star and the Silver Star. Yet what do we know of him? This fielder asks has his image faded so quickly. Are we truly a grateful nation for his sacrifice? L…

The idea of the GAR Memorial Highway goes back to about 1934. At the National Encampment in 1936, it was proposed that US 6, which runs from Provincetown on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Bishop, California, be designated as the Memorial Highway.

As legal heir to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), preservation of GAR memorials is one of the most important purposes of the SUVCW. The purpose of this program is to physically search out, inspect, and catalog each and every GAR memorial that can be found.

There is something special about the spirit of the mountain people. To say they are mountain tough is an understatement. Yet they are the most loving, generous, and neighborly once you get to know their ways. I should know for I am one of them.

It seems strange that it took 100 years for the nation to recognize those who fought and died in World War I with a memorial in Washington D.C.

(Taken from A Warrior’s Heart; Chaltas, David.; 2022)

“Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another.”

“We need to do more than just what is right. We need to join together and right what is wrong.”

Kansas City has always had an important relationship with those who served in the Great War so it’s only fitting that the city in the center of America’s Heartland is home to the National WWI Museum and Memorial.

Great things can begin simply.

A legacy that began in the heart of the Great Depression when the Dust Bowl drought threatened waterfowl population continues with conservation efforts that span borders, regions and beyond.

Legends come in all sizes. Heroes come in both genders and all nationalities. They are not born, but rather rise to the occasion. Such is the legend and legacy of Neerja Bhanot.

“The son of a Winnebago chief and warriors who believe that when a man goes into battle, he expects to kill or be killed, and if he dies, he will live forever.”

She was a wee little thing, weighing only four pounds and seven inches in height. Nevertheless, she captured the hearts of those who were privileged to meet her. She became bigger than life and of all things, she became a war hero. This is her story.

During these troubled times we all need a hero. We need someone to look up to, to be our mentor, our protector, and most of all, show us the path of our forebears. We have those men and women. They have served and continue to serve. They are our Veterans and honor us by their willingness to …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In the murky waters of an Alabama river, diver Kamau Sadiki said he had to pause before entering the last known slave ship to the United States, where 110 people were confined in hellish conditions.

It seems the prevailing legacy of Mobile - a broad-shouldered town on Alabama’s Gulf Coast - is to be overlooked.

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She was known as the ‘Lily of the Mohawk.’ She was an Iroquois maiden. She could be seen nailing crosses on trees and praying for hours in the woods. Her piety and humility is legendary. Her name was Kateri Tekakwitha. This is her story.

The names ring familiar even for those who haven’t studied their history since their school days.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As the U.S. faces a reckoning over its history of racism, some Native American tribal nations that once owned slaves also are grappling with their own mistreatment of Black people.

Gettysburg.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared in May that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted for “the purpose of ending slavery,” commenting amid a debate over whether educators should be restricted while teaching about system…