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Linda Simpson
Nov 28, 20244 min read
Historic and Heartfelt Follow up to Masters of the Air Miniseries Remembers 800 Fallen WWII Airmen
In one of its most ambitious and arguably the highest profile project to date, Stories Behind the Stars researchers have recently...
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Don Milne
Nov 11, 20247 min read
All the projects our amazing volunteers are working on
Below is a recap of current projects being worked on, those projects that have been completed and a couple of ideas for future projects....
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Don Milne
Nov 10, 20241 min read
How SBTS Spends Donations
Giving Tuesday is coming up the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Here at Stories Behind the Stars, we very much appreciate all past and future...
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Linda Simpson
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Coby Maria Crump
March, 26, 1974 - September 22, 2024 Our beautiful, beloved daughter, sister and aunt, Coby Maria Crump, 50, left us on September 22....
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Don Milne
Sep 2, 20241 min read
Change in Director, Mission Continues and Grows
After a great transition period over the past months, it is time to officially pass on the directorship of Stories Behind the Stars to...
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Don Milne
Aug 21, 20241 min read
52,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 52,000+ US World War II fallen...
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Don Milne
Jul 19, 20241 min read
50,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 50,000+ US World War II fallen...
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Don Milne
Jul 16, 20242 min read
Finding all of the WWII Fallen buried in Arlington National Cemetery Section 12
Every WWII fallen buried in Section 12 has a story - all 2,900.
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Don Milne
Jul 16, 20243 min read
Finding all of the WWII Fallen buried in Arlington National Cemetery Section 34
Volunteers with Stories Behind the Stars are making it possible to find the stories of ALL the 2,241 World War II fallen buried in...
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Don Milne
Jul 15, 20242 min read
Finding all of the WWII Fallen buried in Arlington National Cemetery Section 8
Volunteers with Stories Behind the Stars are making it possible to find the stories of ALL the 294 World War II fallen buried in Section...
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Don Milne
Jul 14, 20241 min read
Focus on the Fallen - CPL Herbert Bachant - Father of Triplets
Stories Behind the Stars volunteers has written tens of thousands of stories of the World War II fallen. We have enough content to share...
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Linda Simpson
Jul 10, 20244 min read
Writer Profile - Joanne King
Fighter Pilots, Paratroopers and Bomber Crews, Oh My! Joanne King is one of the most prolific writers for the STBS project, having just...
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Don Milne
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Solved: How Many WWII Fallen Are Buried In Arlington
How many World War II fallen are buried at Arlington National Cemetery? For more than seventy five years nobody knew the answer. Now...
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Linda Simpson
Jun 13, 20243 min read
Writer Profile - Richard Rife
I Wanted To Honor His Service When he began volunteering for SBTS, Richard Rife turned what could have been one of the worst years of his...
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Don Milne
Jun 7, 20244 min read
Stories Behind the Stars in the News
This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative. Stories are...
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Don Milne
Jun 7, 20244 min read
Stories Behind the Stars in the News 2023
This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative. Stories are...
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Don Milne
Jun 5, 20241 min read
48,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 48,000+ US World War II fallen...
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Linda Simpson
Jun 2, 20243 min read
Yes, Someone Does Read Our Stories
by Tom Bowers SBTS Writer/Researcher All of us who write stories for SBTS finish each story with a question in our mind: Will anyone read...
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Linda Simpson
May 31, 20241 min read
Explore Arlington National Cemetery As Never Before
A brochure has been created that visitors can use at Arlington National Cemetery by SBTS Illinois State Coordinator Pam Broviak. Here is...
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Don Milne
May 28, 20243 min read
Stories of the Arlington D-Day Fallen
In 2021 volunteers with Stories Behind the Stars wrote the stories of each of the 2,502 Americans who died on D-Day. Thirty-nine of them...
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