2009 – Spring/Summer
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Letter from the Editor
At 0630 AM on June 6, 1944, the first men of the Allied Expeditionary Force hit the beaches of Normandy. As the day progressed and the landings took hold, Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower took to the airwaves to alert the people of France and Western Europe that their hour of liberation had come.
by Harley Reynolds
A survivor of the invasions of North Africa and Sicily, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Harley Reynolds’ third invasion would be his most deadly: the invasion of Normandy at Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach.
by Richard Striner
Just over a month after the Allied victory in Europe, their Supreme Commander – General Dwight D. Eisenhower – was presented with the highest honor the City of London can bestow. His acceptance speech – his first major public address – would go down in history as one of his best.
by Herbert W. Schroer
Thousands of Americans were taken prisoner following the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in early 1942. Many died, and those who survived suffered tremendously. Here, we share one survivor’s story.
Recently, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff came by the office to appear on the Center’s weekly radio program, Veterans Chronicles. In this issue, we print the transcript of that interview.
by Lt. Colonel Charles Krohn, USA (Ret)
An eyewitness to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment’s epic escape after being surrounded by the enemy during the Tet Offensive recalls the war in Vietnam, and offers a comparison to the war in Iraq, during which he served as deputy chief of public affairs for the Pentagon.
by Jason Arellano
By most accounts, the Second Battle of Fallujah in late 2004 was the toughest battle of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Here, one Marine shares his experience in battle.
