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The Role the 82d & 101st Airborne Divisions Played During the Holocaust
As Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they found tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners in deplorable conditions. The 82d and 101st …
Women’s History Month: The Incredible Story of Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick
In honor of Women’s History month, we wanted to spotlight the amazing story of Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick, the first woman to parachute from an airplane and the first person to …
March: Brain Injury Awareness Month
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and the ASOM wants to raise awareness on this serious condition. Although historically it has been largely undiagnosed, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has been …
The History of the Medal of Honor
In 1990, Congress declared March 25th as National Medal of Honor Day, but how did the Medal of Honor come to be? Continue reading to find out! The Medal of …
Operation Varsity
Early in the morning on March 24, 1945, two Airborne divisions, one American and one British, flew over the Rhine River becoming the largest single-day airborne operation in history. The …
Los Banos Internment Camp: The Patty Kelly Stevens Story
On February 23, 1945, the U.S. Army Airborne and Filipino guerrilla task force combined their efforts to liberate 2,147 Allied civilian and military internees from Los Banos Internment Camp, a …
The Battle of Corregidor
Background: The Taking of Corregidor In May 1942, Corregidor, a small rock island at the mouth of Manila Bay, remained one of the last Allied strongholds in the Philippines after …
Operation Homecoming: The Story of LTC (Ret.) Raymond Schrump
During the Vietnam War, there were 725 U.S. Prisoners of War (POWs). Operation Homecoming was a series of diplomatic negotiations that made the return of 591 American prisoners of war held by …
The History of the Monuments Men
The Nazis War on Culture: “Degenerate Art” The fate of the 11 million victims of the Holocaust was shaped by Nazi propaganda and the “weaponization” of art during the mid-1920s …
Hidden Treasures of the ASOM: Vietnam from the Enemy’s Perspective
Join ASOM Curator Jimmie Hallis as gives an exclusive look at artifacts that were discovered during Operation Crimp in Vietnam. These items shine light on how innovative Vietcong members were …
