The security guard’s hand landed on the boy’s shoulder. The kid stopped midverse. The tin can tipped over and a fist full of…
At 11:23 a.m. on September 19th, 1944, Private First Class Walter Kowalsski crouched inside his M4 Sherman tank near Araort, France with three…
The man said, “That’s my father in there.” And the funeral director closed the door. His hands shook, his wallet fell, and $300…
At 09:00 on July 4th, 1943, Private First Class Evan Evans crouched behind sandbags on Renova Island, watching 16 Japanese Betty bombers appear…
The boy saw Dean’s face and his own went white. He dropped the bow, grabbed his violin, and ran, leaving the case and…
At 01:50 on May 19th, 1944, Lieutenant Commander Walton Pendleton stood in the cramped combat information center of USS England, watching his sonar…
At 09:00 on February 26th, 1945, Private First Class Douglas Jacobson crouched behind volcanic rock on the western slope of Hill 382, watching…
A man in the front row stood up and screamed a racial slur at Sammy Davis Jr. Samm<unk>s voice cut off midnote. The…
At 8:44 a.m. on June 15th, 1944, First Lieutenant Frank Tachsky crouched in a Higgins boat 300 yards from Saipan’s southern beaches as…
A man jumped onto the stage and pulled his fist back to punch Frank Sinatra. Dean Martin dropped the microphone and threw himself…