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Two awards that don't apply to Pearl Harbor fallen
First, the Together We Served staff has noticed that the "Gold Star Lapel Pin" is showing up as an unofficial badge. This is not correct,...

Don Milne
Oct 17, 20211 min read


Looking for Veterans Remembering WWII Fallen Servicemen
According to a survey of our volunteers, 25% of them or their partner are serving or have served in the Armed Forces. For this Veterans...

Don Milne
Oct 16, 20211 min read


Tennessee newspaper covers woman who is telling the stories of servicewomen killed in WWII
Stories Behind the Stars volunteer Lea Schneider was profile in the Nashville Tennessean today. You can read the full story at the link...

Don Milne
Oct 14, 20211 min read


Adding USS Arizona Mall Memorial Chapter Name to TWS Profiles
In order to recognize all of the stories contributed to the Stories Behind the Stars Pearl Harbor Fallen Project by the USS Arizona Mall...

Don Milne
Sep 23, 20211 min read


Together We Served Zoom training 10/6 or 10/7
The staff at Together We Served wants to make sure that Stories Behind the Stars volunteers are able to make full use of all the great...

Don Milne
Sep 23, 20211 min read


Learn about WWII fallen project at Point of the Spear podcast
Stories Behind the Stars founder Don Milne was interviewed for the new Point of the Spear with Robert Child podcast. Be sure to...

Don Milne
Sep 15, 20211 min read


48 months to tell the remaining 408,000 WWII fallen stories
Over the past 15 months a group of what started at a few dozen and now exceeds 1,400 people have written more than 13,000 stories of the...

Don Milne
Sep 13, 20212 min read


Enhancing Your WWII Fallen Photos
Updated January 24, 2022 Attention all World War II story writers: As you research and save stories of the fallen, you may be using a...

Don Milne
Aug 30, 20211 min read


Update: Together We Served Zoom training 9/8 or 9/9
This is a postponement by one week of a previously announced Zoom training. The staff at Together We Served wants to make sure that...

Don Milne
Aug 25, 20211 min read


The Most Complete Pearl Harbor Fallen Database Ever
Stories Behind the Stars would like to announce the creation of what is likely the most complete Pearl Harbor fallen database ever. This...

Don Milne
Aug 24, 20212 min read


What a father did who lost 3 sons - the first at Pearl Harbor
As of this writing more than 80 volunteers are writing stories of the Pearl Harbor fallen. So far, in one months time, they have account...

Don Milne
Aug 12, 20211 min read


Using FamilySearch to Research WWII Fallen
Last month one of our volunteers asked me, “Why don’t we use FamilySearch as a tool to research information about the WWII fallen?” My...

Don Milne
Aug 12, 20211 min read


Adding Medals to TWS Fallen Profiles
While the focus of Stories Behind the Stars is creating stories of the fallen, the Together We Served platform has additional sections...

Don Milne
Aug 6, 20211 min read


When to add a Gold Star Designation - Different for Fold3 and TWS
Fold3 has a box you can check to add a Gold Star to a WWII fallen. It is used for any serviceman or woman who died while the country was...

Don Milne
Aug 6, 20211 min read


Together We Served Zoom Training 8/11 or 8/12
The staff at Together We Served wants to make sure that Stories Behind the Stars volunteers are able to make full use of all the great...

Don Milne
Aug 6, 20211 min read


Going the Extra Mile to Find a Photo of the Fallen
Stories Behind the Stars European Theater of Operations Special Project Director Scott Rayl is also working with the Dutch based Faces of...

Don Milne
Aug 5, 20213 min read


How teachers and students can find and tell the stories of the WWII fallen
Stories Behind the Stars founder Don Milne was a presenter at the recent Friends of the National World War II Memorial 2021 Teachers...

Don Milne
Aug 4, 20211 min read


Help Tell the Stories of the Pearl Harbor Fallen
We created this video to find people to help us write the stories of all the Pearl Harbor fallen. Questions? Email...

Don Milne
Jul 19, 20211 min read


Help Needed for MyHeritage Photo Enhancing
MyHeritage has provided Stories Behind the Stars with significant financial support. They also have a technology that can make many of...

Don Milne
Jul 19, 20211 min read


Adding Stories Behind the Stars Affiliation to TWS
Together We Served would like to identify all TWS Profiles where a Stories Behind the Stars volunteer has added a story. When you do...

Don Milne
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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