by caLegion Contributor | Feb 24, 2023
My name is George Ciampa. I’m a WWII veteran of five campaigns in France, Belgium, and Germany including the D-Day Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. I am 97 years old. I became a filmmaker at age eighty-one and have produced and directed six documentaries...
by Christian Southards | Feb 10, 2023
Part of the Solomon Islands Campaign, the Battle of Guadalcanal was a major turning point in the war against Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater of World War II. It ended Japan’s outward expansion and allowed the Allies to gain a foothold in the Pacific, eventually...
by Christian Southards | Jan 25, 2023
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was Nazi Germany’s last, desperate attempt to avoid destruction in the face of advancing Allied armies. While the battle only lasted six weeks, comparatively short next to other major events of the war,...
by Military Times | Jan 5, 2023
Visitors gather at the World War II Memorial in Washington. (Edwin L. Wriston/Army National Guard) This article was written by Leo Shane III and was originally published by the NavyTimes. All living World War II veterans would be eligible for Veterans Affairs medical...
by Christian Southards | Dec 7, 2022
December 7 marks Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, commemorating the events that forced the United States into World War II. Dec. 7, 1941: The Attack on Pearl Harbor In the early morning hours of Dec. 7, 1941, Imperial Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy...
