Don Milne
How to honor WWII fallen for 9-11 Day of Service
UPDATED 9/12/2023 For the next 11 days we will track how many stories are being added with the goal of adding 1,100 stories of the WWII...
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Don Milne
Aug 18, 20231 min
34,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 34,000+ US World War II fallen...
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Don Milne
Aug 9, 20231 min
Volunteer provided WWII fallen content reaches nearly half a million YouTube views
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the tragic Ploesti raid, Stories Behind the Stars teamed up again with TJ3 History and provided...
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Don Milne
Jul 19, 20231 min
32,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 32,000+ US World War II fallen...
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Don Milne
Jul 18, 20232 min
Looking for a General Patton to Direct SBTS
General George S. Patton is one of the most famous figures of World War II. Many people are not aware that he was not a first choice for...
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Don Milne
Jul 18, 20233 min
Why is the SBTS Director Moving On?
The Stories Behind the Stars project is a wonderful success due to the involvement of hundreds of dedicated volunteers. To reach a...
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Don Milne
Jun 25, 20231 min
31,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 31,000+ US World War II fallen...
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Don Milne
Jun 13, 20231 min
Operation Tidal Wave: Building on 1.1 million YouTube Views
In December 2022, Stories Behind the Stars partnered up with the popular YouTube channel TJ3 History to tell the stories of some of the...
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Don Milne
Jun 4, 20231 min
30,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 30,000+ US World War II fallen...
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Don Milne
May 14, 20231 min
29,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 29,000+ US World War II fallen...
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Don Milne
May 11, 20231 min
Largest disaster in Coast Guard history - every fallen has a story
During World War II an explosion on the ammunition ship USS Serpens, off the coast of Guadalcanal claimed the lives of 250 servicemen....
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Don Milne
May 10, 20231 min
Brothers who died on same bomber mission - Visit their grave in Arlington National Cemetery
Two brothers, James F. Russell and Robert P. Russell, are buried in a shared grave with six others of the crew from B-24 #42-110083 lost...
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Don Milne
May 5, 20231 min
Premier Mid-Atlantic Military Lifestyle Publication Profiles WWII Fallen Project
At Ease Magazine, the premier military lifestyle publication in the Mid-Atlantic has published a story in their May 2023 issue about the...
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Don Milne
Apr 28, 20231 min
Answer to Question about Spacing in Fold3 Stories
I got this answer in response to this comment from Bob Fuerst shared on our STAR Corps Facebook group. "Don Milne, Here's another Fold3...
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Don Milne
Apr 24, 20231 min
28,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 28,000+ US World War II fallen...
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Don Milne
Apr 23, 20232 min
Nearly 80 Years Later, 41 PA Men Who Died In World War II Remembered
Stories Behind the Stars Pennsylvania State Director Kathy Harmon and our Pennsylvania volunteers have been attracting some local media...
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Don Milne
Apr 16, 20231 min
Illinois WWII Fallen Newsletter
Illinois State Director Pam Broviak uses a monthly SBTS newsletter to communicate the progress of their mission to find the names of all...
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Don Milne
Apr 13, 20231 min
$10,000 Essay Prize for Young WWII Historian
Stories Behind the Stars European Theater of Operations Director Scott Rayl let me know about an essay contest sponsored by the American...
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Don Milne
Apr 12, 20233 min
I need you on the front page and evening news
On July 4th, 2020 the largest media organization in Utah did a story about a new nonprofit initiative with the ambitious goal to write...
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Don Milne
Apr 11, 20231 min
Update: creating a story of every WWII fallen buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Over the past 15 months more than 150 volunteers have been writing the stories of the WWII fallen buried at Arlington National Cemetery....
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