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Following the Second World War people across the world were faced with challenges that they could never imagine. Soldiers returning home lost limbs and did not know how they could go on living their normal day to day lives. Even civilians faced hardships they could never imagine, people received severe damage from bombs that forever … Continue reading “Healing the Hurt”

My name is Parker Manning. I am a double major in Political Science and History. I study Political Science for the Army and because I want to study law and work in international relations and politics, but I study history because it is my one of my hobbies. World War Two is my favorite war … Continue reading “Catching Up”

1) A common theme was the disgrace and shame the German soldiers received. Collin R. wrote “duty and honor are forever tainted” when referring to the general attitude towards the German army still today.  My question is why?  Because they lost or because they are synonymous with the holocaust? Thinking Points: Not every German Soldier … Continue reading “Veterans Blog (Seminar Leadership)”

As we all know, the Second World War ended for us with much celebration and the homecoming of many of our fighting men.  Most soldiers on the side of the Allies were welcomed home as heroes and liberators and men of true courage and honor, who had defended freedom and served out justice to an…

Following the V-Day the Russians portray their country as making a miraculous transition from war to demobilization, however thats not the truth.  The Russian government went through a drastic propaganda campaign to show how well Communism was able to transition, in doing so they made the Western Nations look inferior.  The truth however is far … Continue reading “Veterans… or not so much?”

When discussing World War II many people associate the post war period with the Marshal Plan and as an economical recovery however that is only one part of the post war recovery period.  Another major controversial part of the post war recovery was dealing with displaced children. Children have been displaced since their was a … Continue reading “Displaced Persons”

Following World War II, hundreds of thousands of men rushed home from the European or Pacific theaters to the waiting arms of wives, children, or other family members. However, many of the men who returned were not the same men … Continue reading →

  Two soldiers embrace on the battlefield         The wounds sustained by soldiers on the battlefield go far beyond the physical damage that was done to their bodies. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, was a frightfully common and poorly treated affliction during WWII. Although it is hard to come up with […]

  As if the constant fear and visual atrocities of war were not enough, many World War II veterans arrived home to face another battle against their own society, the same society they fought to preserve and protect. After reading three… Continue Reading →

The debate about the place of veterans in society has long raged in American politics and is in the spotlight in the current Presidential Campaign.  The readings for this week focus on the experience of Russian and Australian soldiers after World War II.  After WWII veterans across the world struggled to find their way back … Continue reading “Society’s debt to Veterans”