Letters from a WWII Soldier to His Sweetheart Offer an Intimate Picture of Love During Wartime
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Highlights from a trove of more than 200 love letters that tell the story of a couple’s courtship and marriage during World War II are now on display digitally through the Nashville Public Library, offering an intimate picture of love during wartime. The letters by William Raymond Whittaker and Jane Dean were […]
‘We Love Him’: Vietnam Veteran Continues Service by Volunteering at Fort Carson
With a deafening crack, Vietnam veteran E. Paige Lanier pulled the lanyard on an M777 howitzer, sending a shell soaring over the prairie at Fort Carson’s vast training grounds south of Colorado Springs. On that sunny fall day, Command Sgt. Maj. Rob McGinnis introduced Lanier to the crowd gathered for a demonstration of new technology […]
‘My Secret Informant Love’: Ex-Army Officer Leaked Russia-Ukraine War Secrets on Dating Site
A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian for the Air Force is heading to prison after he conspired to share classified information on a foreign online dating platform. According to the Associated Press, David Slater has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison in U.S. District Court in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Wednesday. […]