Legacies of the Silver State by Steven Ranson

Legacies of the Silver State by Steven Ranson

From lowering the ramps of landing ships at Normandy on June 6, 1944, to crawling on the snow on their bellies and enduring extremely harsh weather at the Battle of the Bulge, our veterans showed great intrepidness and bravery when facing the enemy. We may never see a generation of men and women like the ones who served during World War I to ensure the world was a safer place -- free from the tyranny of leaders and nations.
Slowly, the number of World War I veterans diminishes with each passing day, month and year. Newspapermen Steve Ranson, Kenneth Beaton and David C. Henley have interviewed scores of World War I veterans and learned more about them and how they helped the war effort. Additional reporters have also written about our World War I heroes -- including Kaleb Roedel's in-depth stories on two Native American veterans.
Interviews included POWs, survivors of the Nazi concentration camps and veterans who remember in detail where they were and what they did. On several occasions, veterans flew Honor Flight Nevada trips to Washington, D.C., and most recently to Pearl Harbor in early 2020, and their stories have been documented. It was at that point we felt it was necessary to preserve our past newspaper articles and present them to our current and future generations so they will know of the heroism of the men and women we interviewed.
Too many times as authors, we discovered veterans from the World War I era have been very reluctant to tell their stories, but we have also discovered many of them are now more willing to talk about their service to their country. So, too, are the Holocaust survivors because they never want the world to forget the atrocities committed by their Nazi captors.
Ken has contributed his military articles for many years to the Nevada Appeal, and David's expertise in writing about the US Nevada and its role during the bombing of Pearl Harbor and at D-Day show the determination of Americans ready to defeat a formidable enemy.
We salute our fighting men and women who, at one time in their lives, have called this great state of Nevada their home and to those sailors who served on the US Nevada and other ships with Nevada-related names. They are all Legacies of the Silver State.

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ISBN 13	9781098329518
ISBN 10	1098329511
Titel	Legacies of the Silver State
Autor	Steven Ranson
Serie	Legacies Of The Silver State
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	BookBaby
Erscheinungsjahr	2020-11-27
Seitenanzahl	294
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.