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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...
Don Milne
May 28, 20243 min read
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46,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 46,000+ US World War II fallen...
Don Milne
Apr 25, 20241 min read
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D-Day +80: Eisenhower Foundation Invitation
A message from another WWII remembrance organization that supports the mission of Stories Behind the Stars: This year, the world will...
Don Milne
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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Make Your WWII Fallen Story Count Toward 421,000 Total
The mission of Stories Behind the Stars is to make sure everyone of the 421,000 US WWII fallen has a story by September 2, 2025. How do...
Don Milne
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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How To Make Sure Your WWII Fallen Stories Can Be Read At Gravesites
The ideal place to read stories of the WWII fallen is at their gravesites or memorials. Find A Grave has a smartphone app (Available for...
Don Milne
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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10 Steps to Remember All 421,000 US WWII Fallen
This infographic has been updated, and should be accurate for a few months, as our volunteers have completed stories in the 40,000 names...
Don Milne
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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Change in Leadership to Keep Pace with Volunteer Efforts
Stories Behind the Stars began as a lunch-time hobby of one person writing one story of a US WWII fallen a day. It took four years to...
Don Milne
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars Financial Report
Stories Behind the Stars was set up in February 2020 as a nonprofit initiative. The original plan was to take donations through a partner...
Don Milne
Mar 19, 20241 min read
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44,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 44,000+ US World War II fallen...
Don Milne
Mar 13, 20241 min read
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The Real Fallen Heroes from Masters of the Air Episode 7
Everyone of the airmen who died while serving in the 100th Bombardment Group has a story. Thanks to the volunteers working with the...
Don Milne
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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The Real Fallen Heroes from Masters of the Air Episode 4 and 5
Everyone of the airmen who died while serving in the 100th Bombardment Group has a story. Thanks to the volunteers working with the...
Don Milne
Feb 21, 20242 min read
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42,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 42,000+ US World War II fallen...
Don Milne
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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The Real Fallen Heroes from Masters of the Air Episode 3
Everyone of the airmen who died while serving in the 100th Bombardment Group has a story. Thanks to the volunteers working with the...
Don Milne
Feb 7, 20245 min read
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The Real Fallen Heroes from Masters of the Air Episode 1
Everyone of the airmen who died while serving in the 100th Bombardment Group has a story. Thanks to the volunteers working with the...
Don Milne
Jan 30, 20244 min read
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33 States Finding All The WWII Fallen
There is no accurate, official list of the World War II fallen. The mission of Stories Behind the Stars is to create an accurate,...
Linda Simpson
Jan 18, 20242 min read
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40,000 US WWII Fallen Stories Completed
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from all 50 states and more than a dozen other countries, 40,000+ US World War II fallen...
Don Milne
Jan 2, 20241 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars in the News 2020-2021
This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative in 2020 and 2021....
Don Milne
Dec 31, 20237 min read
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Stories Behind the Stars in the News 2022
This post has been created to list the various news stories covering The Stories Behind the Stars nonprofit initiative in 2022. Reeling...
Don Milne
Dec 31, 20233 min read
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Rohna Classified Documentary
Stories Behind the Stars is sharing this message from our friends at Rohna Classified. SBTS volunteers wrote the stories of all the HMT...
Don Milne
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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Giving Tuesday: $3.5 million from volunteers
What is the secret to finding volunteers with the means to contribute millions? Stories Behind the Stars relies on contributions to...
Don Milne
Nov 27, 20232 min read
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