
September 16th, 1943. Tookina airfield, Buganville, Solomon Islands. Captain James Jimmy Sweat watches his wingman die. The F4U Corsair spirals…

At 2340 on December 29th, 1944, Major Carol C. Smith crouched in the cramped cockpit of his P61 Black Widow…

At 11:14 a.m. on January 11th, 1944, Major James Howard circled his P-51B Mustang four miles above Osher Slaben, Germany,…

December 20th, 1943. The skies over Bremen, Germany. Second Lieutenant Charles Chuck Joerger banks his P-51 Mustang hard left as…

The Red Cross in the Storm The jump had gone wrong from the start. One moment, Ken Moore was standing…

The Day the Monsters Had Rules Schroenhausen, Bavaria April 1945 The engines came first. Margaret Miller pressed her forehead to…

At 7:42 a.m. on August 17th, 1943, Technical Sergeant James McKenna crouched under the left wing of a P38 Lightning…

Last Updated on November 16, 2025 by Grayson Elwood The maternity ward was still buzzing with excitement when the nurse placed…

Last Updated on November 16, 2025 by Grayson Elwood The maternity ward was still buzzing with excitement when the nurse placed…

At 9:27 a.m. on December 13th, 1943, Second Lieutenant Philip Adair pulled his Curtis P40N Warhawk into a climbing turn…

After 14 years of marriage, two children, and a life I thought was happy, everything collapsed in an instant. How…

Olivia slid the last dish from a large pile into the sanitizer and breathed a sigh of relief. She wiped…

Story title: The Day the War Fell Off Their Skin Camp Gruber, Oklahoma April 1945 The truck came in on…

Story title: Biscuits and Mercy Camp Somewhere in the American Midwest Late 1944 The first thing they noticed was the…

Story title: Paper Walls March 1946 Fifteen miles south of Fort Dix, New Jersey The morning came in wrapped tight,…

Story title: Saying Yes Central Germany May 1945 For the first time in years, the guns were quiet. The silence…

When I was 17, my family moved two states away without telling me. They left a note that said, “You’ll…

My name is Ammani Carter and I’m thirty-two years old. At our Sunday dinner last night, I finally worked up…

Story title: The Day They Cried for Soap Camp Gruber, Oklahoma April 1945 The transport truck came in under a…

September 1st, 1943. Rabol airfield, New Britain. Lieutenant Commander Saburo Sakai’s hand paused over the intelligence report, his one good…