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The Bunker Boys Show

THE BUNKER BOYS SHOW- Today we reflect on 75 years since the end of the Second World War. We would like to help you in celebrating this momentous occasion; and in honoring our Veterans who gave so much in this epic struggle to defeat and liberate, we are introducing THE BUNKER BOYS SHOW – a live World War II talk show!

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Path Of Easy Company Tour 2019

Eighteen years after its World Premiere, the HBO succes series 'Band of Brothe…

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Embracing Peace sailor dies at 95

AMERICA REMEMBERS - The ecstatic US Navy sailor whose kiss with a woman in Times Sq…

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Unheralded Heroes: The 10th Armored Division and the Battle of the Bulge

Noville is an Old World farming village in rustic Belgium, roughly 100 miles from B…

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In The Footsteps Of The 82nd Airborne Division 2019

The 37th edition of the march honoring the heroic 82nd Airborne Division will take place on 23 February 2019. This 19 km hike will lead you on to the path of the 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment during the Battle of the Bulge. 

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GOYA Remembrance Walk 2019

Commonly referred to as "The Lost Battalion of WWII", the independent 551 Parachute …

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Bastogne: Bois Jacques Protected Area

Like a broody hen hatching her eggs, the Bois Jacques or ‘Jack Woods’, situated betw…

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Filmmaker Preserves Memories of a WWII Massacre

It was the largest single massacre of American soldiers in World War II. On Dec. 17,…

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The Lonely War of Lieutenant Eric F Wood Jr.

In December 1944 the 106th Division took up positions in the Schnee Eifel area in Ge…

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Greenham Lodge: A Jeep Ride up the Stairs!

The 101st Airborne Division began to arrive in the UK in the summer of 1943 after co…

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2018 Normandie-World War II International Film Festival & Band of Brothers Actors Reunion

In 2017 the World War II Foundation held the first ever Normandie-World War II Inter…

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Actor David McCallum Host of the 2018 Normandie-World War II International Film Festival

David McCallum- Official Host of the 2018 Normandie-World War II International Film …

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Dead Man’s Ridge Walk 2018

On the 4th of January 1945, the 17th Airborne Division entered the Battle of the Bul…

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The GI Who Hurled His Rifle To The Germans.

First Lieutenant Werner J Meier, from IPW (Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team) …

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A French Tragedy

Arrested as a Jew under the racial laws, Novelist Irene Nemirovsky,  died at Auschwi…

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U.S. Mortars of World War II

  When history is visceral and experiential, it is typically more compelling a…

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Tank Training Site in England

Fritton Lake and the surrounding land was used by the 79th Armoured Division as a tr…

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Mardasson

‘LIBERATORIBUS AMERICANIS POPULUS BELGICUS MEMOR IV VII MCMXLVI’, engraved on a marb…

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From Gliders To The Bois Jacques

It’s a grainy, relatively unknown photograph of a bunch of dirty, unshaven soldiers …

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82 Airborne Division Walk 2018

In 2018, the 36th edition of the annual walk, organized to honor the soldiers of the…

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Help WWII Daughter To Walk The Steps Of Her Father

Dan West, who was called “DB” or “Daniel Boone” by the other members of Easy, joined…

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Band of Brothers Lost Another Hero- Donald G Malarkey

Today we received the sad news that another WWII hero has made his final Jump. S…

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Lost WWI Submarine Discovered Near Belgian Coast

Researchers have located the wreck of a World War I German U-boat off the coast of B…

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Dunkirk From The Air

By May 26 1940, around 250,000 British troops, the rump of what remained of the Br…

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The Soldier And The Little Girl

War is hell. Yes that statement is a cliché and yet not truly understood by those of…

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WWI Lions Returned to Ypres

In 1936, two large stone guardian lions were donated to the Australian War Memorial …

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How Band of Brothers Inspires Children to Learn About WWII

For too many kids, World War II is a video game.  Our schools, a special problem in …

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In Silent Tribute

IN SILENT TRIBUTE- Back in 2002 while writing Tonight We Die as Men (TWDAM) with Rog…

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Paratroopers in Gettysburg

The Gettysburg Museum of History was founded by its curator, Erik L. Dorr. His ances…

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The Official Selections Of the 2017 Normandy Film Festival

Film Schedule 2017 Normandie-World War II International Film Festival June 2-Utah B…

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Wish I Was Here – Babe

It is an undisputed fact that McAuliffe Square in Bastogne is a perfect place for a …

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A Close Encounter With Old Blood And Guts

In breaking through the encirclement on 26 December 1944 the US 4th Armored Divisi…

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A Message From Elsenborn Ridge

At Truschbaum Lager (Camp Elsenborn), a military camp in Belgium on top of the E…

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The Escape Route of Joachim Peiper- Interactive

“After daybreak cleared, Peiper pointed to a fir tree, sparkling brilliantly in the …

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Operation Stösser: Kampfgruppe Von der Heydte in the Ardennes (Part II)

In picturesque Monschau– famous for its slate-roofed half-timbered houses–  exhauste…

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Operation Stösser: Kampfgruppe Von der Heydte in the Ardennes (part I)

Like Jochen Peiper’s ambition mission to reach the Meuse River, the desperate German…

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A Walk to Remember

  Studied notes all morning, and then headed out for Normandy after a fina…

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Men Are From Mars

Since the days of my youth, growing up in Belgium, I have been fascinated with war..…

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Ernest Hemingway and the Houffalize Bridge

On September 11, 1944, Ernest Hemingway, a few of his comrades, Colonel Charles Trum…

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A Marquess for the People, A Leader for his Men

A few weeks before he died, the Marquess of Hartington wrote to his spouse: "So unwo…

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Vietnam MOH Recipient Honors WWII Hero

Joe Ronnie Hooper of Moses Lake, Washington, is without a doubt the most decorated v…

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The US Airborne in England

When one looks back at the rich history of the US Airborne, the period that stands o…

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Tips For Starting Your WWII Research

I’ve observed a lot of conversations on Facebook in various WWII groups the last cou…

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And Suddenly They Were Gone-By Adam Berry

Adam Berry's new book, And Suddenly They Were Gone, is a remarkable addition to th…

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The Bell That Came Home

The day after the 502nd PIR had successfully  cleared the town of Bourcy, five miles…

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The Unfortunate Death of Another Rommel

Situated on the Houthalenseweg in the Belgian town of Zonhoven ‘Villa Magda’, then o…

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We are all Jews here!

Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds of the US 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106 Infantry Divis…

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To the German Commander: NUTS!

On December 22, 1944, at about 11:30 in the morning, a group of four German soldiers…

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WWII veteran recalls a touching experience during the Battle of the Bulge and discovers the crucifix that changed his life forever.

“I have been returning to Bastogne for the last thirty six years”, recalls US vetera…

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Malmédy Hero Francis S Currey

MALMEDY- For individual acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge, twenty America…

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The Brave Inn Keeper

In WW2, Peter Rupp Saved 14 American Soldiers from Certain Death at the Hands of the…

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The P-40 Warhawk of World War II

On Saturday, December 6, 1941 some of the aircraft of the 47th Pursuit Squadron/15th…

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That Fatal Missile

 On 12 December 1937 the United States gunboat USS Panay (PR-5) was sunk by aircraft…

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The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber of World War II

On August 7, 1942 Petty Officer 1 st Class Saburo Sakai was piloting his A6M2 Type 2…

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The Real Burger King

Fifty three years after the war, WWII veteran receives an unexpected phone call. Af…

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Dear IRS: Come and Get Me!

During the Battle of the Bulge, General George S  Patton’s Fourth Armored Division b…

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64 years later: 101st Vet got to eat the meal that was stolen at Bastogne

With food being scarce during the Siege of Bastogne the defenders of the battered ba…

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Abandoned Rear

Recognized for his bravery, leadership and tactical skills ‘Old Blood ‘n Guts’ has s…

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Band of Brothers Actors Reunion 2016 Bastogne

For the first time ever, on 9-10 and 11 December 2016, actors from the miniseries 'B…

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In the Footsteps of Band of Brothers

Inspired by Dr. Stephen Ambrose’s bestselling book and the successful HBO series Ban…

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2018 Normandie-World War II International Film Festival & Band of Brothers Actors Reunion

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Actor David McCallum Host of the 2018 Normandie-World War II International Film Festival

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82 Airborne Division Walk 2018

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