In honor of Veterans Day which is fast approaching in the U.S. (on 11/11), we've launched a collection of shows with a military theme. Freshly added under the New! and Military Roots tabs under the Roots Living category, you'll find:
-- An Interview with Andrew Carroll (award-winning author of War Letters and founder of The Legacy Project)
-- Online Revolutionary War Research -- a lecture by crowd favorite Curt Witcher
-- Civil War Ancestors Online -- a lecture by nationally known genealogist Amy Johnson Crow
-- The Great Eight -- an inspiring documentary about the crew team from the Naval Academy who stunned everyone by winning the 1952 Olympic gold medal
-- Ancestors 1: Military and Census Records
-- Ancestors 2: Military Records
And there's more coming, so be sure to use that scroll bar to see what else we might have snuck in there since you last looked! We'll tell you more about a few of the shows over the course of the next week, so you can discover which ones might be of greatest interest to you. Also, be sure to keep an eye on our Roots Video Vlog as well for military-oriented videos that will be added on a daily basis.
We hope you enjoy these latest additions to Roots Television and take a moment to tell your old Army buddies, friends at the local genealogical society, or just anyone with an interest in military history and roots to take a peek. And don't forget to enter our contest while you're at it!
Comments (1)
I remember the veterans but for 50 years Americans didn't give one small damn (I am polite) about veterans. We were told we are expendable by our officer.
It took "Congress" 50 years after much pushing to finally approve the "Combat Action Ribbon" for the Navy and Marines. The Army got the Combat Infantry and Medic Badge in 1943. So we got a ribbon to show we were in combat. (Me-Korea 1951-52). So my take on all this honoring veterans is to little to late. I was a damn fool to enlist. And the guys in Iraq-bless them but they are heroic fools to risk everything.
And thousands of Iraq military are home with missing limbs, minds gone-for what?
I am really not bitter-just disgusted.
Posted by Edmund Maul | November 9, 2006 2:16 PM
Posted on November 9, 2006 14:16