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Marshall was a general of such ability and vision, he had to be kept close to home. Heres What You Need to Know: FDR asked Marshall to decide who should lead the invasion of Europe, but Marshall declined to name anyone. On November 11, 1943, under cover of darkness, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his key aides sailed down the Potomac River to the new battleship USS Iowa, there to meet with three of the four American members of the Combined Chiefs of Staff—Admiral Ernest J. King, General...

Battle of Cantigny: Americas Bloody Baptism in World War I In their first major battles of World War I, American Expeditionary Force troops helped blunt multiple offensives launched by the German Army in the spring of 1918. Heres What You Need to Know: Throughout the winter of 1917-1918, Ludendorff had worked hard to prepare German forces to defeat the Allies before the full strength of the American military might be brought to bear on the Western Front. As the fateful day drew to a close, the...

Honoring the legacy of Maj. Beau Biden Thomas Umberg January 8 In this July 4, 2009, file photo, then-Vice President Joe Biden, right, talks with his son, Army Capt. Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III, at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. (Khalid Mohammed/ Pool via AP) Trump’s recent spate of pardons leaves no doubt as to his permanent placement among the pantheon of history’s amoral leaders. The pardons mock the rule of law and our system of justice. Largely unmentioned amon...

By Editor | January 6, 2021 By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Someone who is becoming a celebrity within the National Park System (NPS) visited the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park  on Dec. 29. Aida Frey, known as the “Sweetheart of the National Parks,” is the most decorated member of the NPS’s Junior Ranger program. The local park was the 345th park she has visited, out of 423. An 18-year-old high school senior in Chicago, Frey travels by car with her parents, Shawn and Norma...

World War I is becoming one of America’s forgotten wars. Ask the average American about it and many would not know what you are talking about. A few more knowledgeable people may recall General “Black Jack” Pershing, its overall U.S. commander or President Woodrow Wilson. But few outside of West Point or the Pentagon would recognize the name of General Peyton C. March. Yet this Easton-born soldier, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 1918 to 1921, was largely responsible for...

Our Rating Neighborhood Northern Virginia Hours Apr–Sept daily 8am–7pm; Oct–Mar daily 8am–5pm. Closed Dec 25. Transportation Metro: Arlington National Cemetery.The cemetery is also accessible as a stop on several tour bus services, including Old Town Trolley. Phone 877/907-8585 Prices Free admission.Parking $2/hr. Web site ...

Scrantonians attend annual society dinner The annual Pennsylvania Society dinner took place the evening of Dec. 11 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. Charles M. Schwab, the society’s president and toastmaster, presided over the dinner that brought together the “captains of industry and political chieftains of high and low rank in Pennsylvania.” Some 1,200 guests were in attendance. Here are few of the Scrantonians who were there: Ralph E. Weeks, C.S. Woolworth, Hugh Dawso...

Dec 10, 2020 “If this is our war, let’s get in. If this is not our war, let’s get out. Let the President and the Congress tell the people that this is our war, or it is not our war. Then there will be unity in America.” - American Legion Past National Commander and former U.S. Ambassador Hanford MacNider, speaking three months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941; he would go on to command the Buna Task Force in New Guinea during World War II, sustaining two wounds, and le...

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By what they did 75 years ago this morning. we shall remember you as when you were reverently lovingly placed in this hallowed ground. to them and to the world war ii veterans with us here today and in spirit around the world your service, your sacrifice will have meaning so long as those who follow you hold high the torch of freedom you kept burning through historys darkest hours, strengthened by their courage, by their valor, by their memory, let us continue to stand for the ideals for which t...