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Meet the writers who told the D-Day fallen stories
More than 120 volunteers from nearly three dozen states, plus France and England, have written stories for each of the 2,502 US WWII...

Don Milne
May 30, 20218 min read
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Florida man writes 400 stories of WWII fallen
Bob Joyce from Venice, Florida was profiled by the Herald-Tribune about his participation in Stories Behind the Stars....

Don Milne
May 30, 20211 min read
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WTRV CBS 6 - Group works to immortalize stories of soldiers who died in WWII
Stories Behind the Stars' ETO Special Projects Director Scott Rayl was interviewed by Greg McQuade, WTRV CBS 6 in Richmond Virginia....

Don Milne
May 29, 20211 min read
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Every D-Day fallen has a story - 2,502 of them
The 2,502 Americans, who died in Normandy on June 6, 1944, were not able to participate in a celebratory parade thanking them. More than...

Don Milne
May 29, 20217 min read
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Amazing Stories of Women WWII Fallen
Lea Schneider from Tennessee has write more than 70 stories about American women who died while servicing their country in World War II....

Don Milne
May 17, 20211 min read
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Video: Telling the Stories of the All 400,000+ US World War II Fallen
This half-an-hour presentation explains what this project to tell the stories of all the 400,000+ US World War II fallen is all about....

Don Milne
Apr 21, 20211 min read
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Episodes Update: Stories Behind the Stars Podcast
Here are three more great-to-listen-to podcasts. March 22 - Farmers, Truck Drivers, Everyday People Did Amazing Things Researcher Bob...

Don Milne
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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Prime National Audience to Learn of Stories Behind the Stars
The Friends of the National World War II Memorial has long been the organization that has managed education and commemoration efforts for...

Don Milne
Apr 12, 20211 min read
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Scott Rayl Brings his Talents to Stories Behind the Stars
I'd like to extend a heartfelt welcome to Scott Rayl who is joining Stories Behind the Stars as our European Theater of Operations...

Don Milne
Apr 7, 20212 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars Podcast Grows
I've been meaning to announce each podcast here as they get added, but I have been falling behind in this effort, so I will use this post...

Don Milne
Apr 2, 20212 min read
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2,100 Utah WWII Fallen Each Have a Story
For the first time in history, it is possible to find a story about everyone of the WWII fallen from a single state -- Utah....

Don Milne
Mar 24, 20215 min read
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Every Single Utah WWII Fallen Has a Story Like These...
For the past 75 years the stories of the majority of the 400,000+ US WWII fallen remained unknown. For the first time ALL of the stories...

Don Milne
Mar 20, 20214 min read
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Why Every Utah WWII Fallen Has a Story
Beginning in July 2020, 125 volunteers from Utah, and more than a dozen other states, took on the challenge of writing the stories of all...

Don Milne
Mar 19, 20218 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars Podcast - "One Story Became 500"
In this interview our host Tatiana Fallon interviews Mary Peterson from Minnesota, who join Stories Behind the Stars in February 2020....

Don Milne
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars Podcast - ''It Is About How They Lived"
In our fourth episode Tatiana Fallon interviews Brianne Ellison, from Utah, who joined Stories Behind the Stars in July 2020. As of this...

Don Milne
Mar 7, 20211 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars Podcast - "She Has Waited a Lifetime to be Reunited with Him"
Stories Behind the Stars is launching a podcast! Episodes are hosted by Stories Behind the Stars webmaster Tatiana Fallon. We plan to add...

Don Milne
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars Podcast - "The Journey to Write 139 Stories of the Fallen"
Stories Behind the Stars is launching a podcast! Episodes are hosted by Stories Behind the Stars webmaster Tatiana Fallon. We plan to add...

Don Milne
Mar 2, 20211 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars Podcast - "What is Stories Behind the Stars?"
Stories Behind the Stars is launching a podcast! Episodes are hosted by Stories Behind the Stars webmaster Tatiana Fallon. We plan to add...

Don Milne
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars Podcast - "You Will Be Okay Mom"
Stories Behind the Stars is launching a podcast! Episodes are hosted by Stories Behind the Stars webmaster Tatiana Fallon. We plan to add...

Don Milne
Feb 24, 20211 min read
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Finding All the 400,000+ US WWII Fallen Facebook Live Interview
Esther Shumway, of MyHeritage.com interviewed Stories Behind the Stars Founder Don Milne about this nonprofit initiative that now...

Don Milne
Feb 5, 20211 min read
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