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How many World War II fallen are buried at Arlington National Cemetery? For more than seventy five years nobody knew the answer. Now...

Don Milne
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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Writer Profile - Richard Rife
I Wanted To Honor His Service When he began volunteering for SBTS, Richard Rife turned what could have been one of the worst years of his...

Linda Simpson
Jun 13, 20243 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars in the News
This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative. Stories are...

Don Milne
Jun 7, 20244 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars in the News 2023
This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative. Stories are...

Don Milne
Jun 7, 20244 min read
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48,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 48,000+ US World War II fallen...

Don Milne
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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Yes, Someone Does Read Our Stories
by Tom Bowers SBTS Writer/Researcher All of us who write stories for SBTS finish each story with a question in our mind: Will anyone read...

Linda Simpson
Jun 2, 20243 min read
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Explore Arlington National Cemetery As Never Before
A brochure has been created that visitors can use at Arlington National Cemetery by SBTS Illinois State Coordinator Pam Broviak. Here is...

Linda Simpson
May 31, 20241 min read
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46,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 46,000+ US World War II fallen...

Don Milne
Apr 25, 20241 min read
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D-Day +80: Eisenhower Foundation Invitation
A message from another WWII remembrance organization that supports the mission of Stories Behind the Stars: This year, the world will...

Don Milne
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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Make Your WWII Fallen Story Count Toward 421,000 Total
The mission of Stories Behind the Stars is to make sure everyone of the 421,000 US WWII fallen has a story by September 2, 2025. How do...

Don Milne
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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How To Make Sure Your WWII Fallen Stories Can Be Read At Gravesites
The ideal place to read stories of the WWII fallen is at their gravesites or memorials. Find A Grave has a smartphone app (Available for...

Don Milne
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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10 Steps to Remember All 421,000 US WWII Fallen
This infographic has been updated, and should be accurate for a few months, as our volunteers have completed stories in the 40,000 names...

Don Milne
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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Change in Leadership to Keep Pace with Volunteer Efforts
Stories Behind the Stars began as a lunch-time hobby of one person writing one story of a US WWII fallen a day. It took four years to...

Don Milne
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars Financial Report
Stories Behind the Stars was set up in February 2020 as a nonprofit initiative. The original plan was to take donations through a partner...

Don Milne
Mar 19, 20241 min read
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44,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 44,000+ US World War II fallen...

Don Milne
Mar 13, 20241 min read
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The Real Fallen Heroes from Masters of the Air Episode 7
Everyone of the airmen who died while serving in the 100th Bombardment Group has a story. Thanks to the volunteers working with the...

Don Milne
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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The Real Fallen Heroes from Masters of the Air Episode 4 and 5
Everyone of the airmen who died while serving in the 100th Bombardment Group has a story. Thanks to the volunteers working with the...

Don Milne
Feb 21, 20242 min read
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42,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 42,000+ US World War II fallen...

Don Milne
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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The Real Fallen Heroes from Masters of the Air Episode 3
Everyone of the airmen who died while serving in the 100th Bombardment Group has a story. Thanks to the volunteers working with the...

Don Milne
Feb 7, 20245 min read
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The Real Fallen Heroes from Masters of the Air Episode 1
Everyone of the airmen who died while serving in the 100th Bombardment Group has a story. Thanks to the volunteers working with the...

Don Milne
Jan 30, 20244 min read
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