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Stories of the Arlington D-Day Fallen
In 2021 volunteers with Stories Behind the Stars wrote the stories of each of the 2,502 Americans who died on D-Day . Thirty-nine of them...

Don Milne
Jun 63 min read
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Help Us Write the Stories of all 421,000 US WWII Fallen
HELP WANTED to write stories!! Please contact Kathy Harmon, Special Projects Coordinator with any comments at kharmon@storiesbehindthesta...

Don Milne
Jun 26 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars in the News - 2025
This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative. Stories are...

Don Milne
May 231 min read
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Make the news - introduce thousands to write the stories of World War II fallenÂ
How did you first hear about Stories Behind the Stars? Was it a news story? There is a good chance that it was. With Memorial Day...

Don Milne
May 133 min read
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Remembering our WWII fallen
Eau Claire, WI, Â native Lieutenant Dallas Books and his crew, the 579th Bomb Squadron of the 392nd Bomb Group [Dallas is in front row,...

Don Milne
May 124 min read
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Every WWII Fallen at Arlington Has A Story - Here's How to Find Them
Thanks to efforts of hundreds of Stories Behind the Stars volunteers, anyone with a smartphone can read the stories of any of the 8,700...

Don Milne
May 71 min read
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Finding all of the WWII Fallen buried in Arlington National Cemetery Section 8
UPDATED May 6, 2025 Volunteers with Stories Behind the Stars are making it possible to find the stories of ALL the 294 World War II...

Don Milne
May 62 min read
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Finding all of the WWII Fallen buried in Arlington National Cemetery Section 12
Every WWII fallen buried in Section 12 has a story - all 2,900.

Don Milne
May 63 min read
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Finding all of the WWII Fallen buried in Arlington National Cemetery Section 34
UPDATE May 6, 2025 Volunteers with Stories Behind the Stars are making it possible to find the stories of ALL the 2,241 World War II...

Don Milne
May 62 min read
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Help Wanted to Write Stories of the WWII Fallen
If you missed our March update, here is a recap of all the projects we are working on. When do you think we will pass 70,000 names? Can...

Don Milne
Apr 177 min read
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No Greater Love
10 November 1944, two kilometers west of the village of Hurtgen, Germany. As the vanguard of the 4th Infantry Division, the 12th ...

Linda Simpson
Mar 165 min read
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Historic and Heartfelt Follow up to Masters of the Air Miniseries Remembers 800 Fallen WWII Airmen
In one of its most ambitious and arguably the highest profile project to date, Stories Behind the Stars researchers have recently...

Linda Simpson
Nov 28, 20244 min read
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All the projects our amazing volunteers are working on
Below is a recap of current projects being worked on, those projects that have been completed and a couple of ideas for future projects....

Don Milne
Nov 11, 20247 min read
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How SBTS Spends Donations
Giving Tuesday is coming up the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Here at Stories Behind the Stars, we very much appreciate all past and future...

Don Milne
Nov 10, 20241 min read
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Coby Maria Crump
March, 26, 1974 - September 22, 2024 Our beautiful, beloved daughter, sister and aunt, Coby Maria Crump, 50, left us on September 22....

Linda Simpson
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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Change in Director, Mission Continues and Grows
After a great transition period over the past months, it is time to officially pass on the directorship of Stories Behind the Stars to...

Don Milne
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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52,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 52,000+ US World War II fallen...

Don Milne
Aug 21, 20241 min read
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50,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 50,000+ US World War II fallen...

Don Milne
Jul 19, 20241 min read
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Focus on the Fallen - CPL Herbert Bachant - Father of Triplets
Stories Behind the Stars volunteers has written tens of thousands of stories of the World War II fallen. We have enough content to share...

Don Milne
Jul 14, 20241 min read
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Writer Profile - Joanne King
Fighter Pilots, Paratroopers and Bomber Crews, Oh My! Joanne King is one of the most prolific writers for the STBS project, having just...

Linda Simpson
Jul 10, 20244 min read
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