Full video: WWII Home of Heroes William J. Crawford was a janitor at the US Air Force Academy in the 1980s…little did the cadets know his amazing history. Master Sergeant Crawford had been awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II…but because he was a POW and thought dead, he neverContinue reading “Podcast Episode 80: The U.S. Home of Heroes and its Medal of Honor recipients”
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Podcast Episode 79: Visiting the Oregon Trail 200 years later
Video: Oregon Trail spots you can see today You can see the almost 200-year-old wagon ruts in Wyoming right now…and not far away is Register Cliff, where travelers would carve their names into the soft rock to let others know they had made it that far. Both sites are an incredible timestamp on history thatContinue reading “Podcast Episode 79: Visiting the Oregon Trail 200 years later”
Podcast Episode 78: History and Myths of Devils Tower
Devils Tower, a geological marvel in Wyoming, formed around 50 million years ago and was designated as the first U.S. national monument in 1906. However, its significance extends beyond geology, as it holds profound cultural and spiritual importance for Native American tribes such as the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Kiowa. Known as “Mato Tipila” toContinue reading “Podcast Episode 78: History and Myths of Devils Tower”
War Stories of an F-15
Thank you to the Pueblo Weisbrod Air Museum for allowing us to make this video. If you want to visit this amazing museum to can follow the link below. PWAM.ORG Intro: 0:00F15 war story: 0:47How this jet engaged in combat: 1:34Women in aviation: 2:19F15 is called to engage: 3:05Improvements in ejection seats: 4:20F15 fires onContinue reading “War Stories of an F-15”
What if Mount Rushmore was…different?
Did you know that the original 4 models were NOT the four U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln? We visited, Mount Rushmore, the famous American landmark located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and discovered more of the history behind this famous American tourist destination. The choice of presidentsContinue reading “What if Mount Rushmore was…different?”