Honoring Military Service in British Culture: Remembrance Day and the Legacy of Service
Lest We Forget: Pomp, Circumstance, and Poppies By the end of the First World War, almost 25 percent of the British male population had�…
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Honoring Military Service in American Culture: Veterans Day and Other Military Tributes
U.S. Coast Guard, Veterans Day Parade, Manhattan, New York, 11 November 2009. Wikimedia Commons When I’m walking around on Veterans Da…
The 442nd Regiment Combat Team: Honoring Japanese American Bravery and Legacy
The generation of Americans who survived the Great Depression and enlisted during World War II has often been called the “Greatest Generat…
Genealogy For Your UK Ancestors In World War I
Image courtesy of National Army Museum Have you been curious about your UK ancestors in World War I? Have you found it difficult to find mor…
Genealogy Military Records In the United States
In this article, we help you get started searching genealogy military records for your ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War, the Ci…
Finding Your Soldier of the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45 (Eastern Front of WWII): Part II
Did your ancestor serve during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45? Learn more about their Soviet military service using this free resource…
Finding Your Soldier of the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45 (Eastern Front of WWII): Part I
Did your ancestor serve during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45? Learn more about their Soviet military service using this free resource…
“Children of the Dust”: How Genetic Genealogy Helped an Amerasian Woman Locate Her G.I. Father
With client permission, we share one woman's experience of growing up “Amerasian” and the important role genetic genealogy playe…