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The diary of American flying ace Zenos Ramsey Miller. It reads:

"200
Friday, July 19, 1918

The destruction of a Fokker biplane by Lt. Z. R. Miller was reported today. This occurred near St. Remy Oulchy, altitude 2500 meters. Awaiting…

First successful flight of the Wright Flyer, by the Wright brothers.

U.S. pilots in action during WWI. Captain "Eddie" Rickenbacker, known as the U.S. "Ace of Aces", conducts a bombing run over German lines.

A recruitment poster for the USAAS during World War I

Ben Epps stands with the Epps-Huff II, long thought to be Georgia’s first airplane.

Breaker boys worked in the coal mines. Their main job was to separate chunks of coal by hand. As coal came down the conveyor belt, they would break up the coal into common sized pieces and also separate out any things like rocks, clay and soil. Boys…

Orphan asylum boys picking currants

An article explaining modern PTSD, possible treatment, and what one should look for in the treatment, cause, and understanding of PTSD. This is a modern article on the perception of today's veterans

This website contains information about the Purple Heart reward in the military and its connection to not only combat exposure but a vast history spanning generations of purple heart recipients

This website contains information on the unit of Walter Eugene Fowler Sr as well as the main conflict in WW2 pertaining to Walter Eugene Fowler Sr's Purple Heart