360 http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/tag/Army en-us © 2009 Rocky Mountain PBS http://www.rmpbs.org/rss/RMPBS.jpg http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/tag/Army 100 100 Lioness tells the story of a group of female Army support soldiers who became the first women in American history to be sent into direct ground combat in violation of official policy. Without sufficient training but with a commitment to serve as needed, these young women ended up fighting in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq war. Lioness makes public, for the first time, this hidden history. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/334/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/334/rss Tue, 21 Oct 08 08:30:00 -0700 Colorado veterans and family members discuss service in the U.S. Armed Forces. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/179/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/179/rss Thu, 14 Feb 08 13:40:00 -0700 Rosemary Casey Winter, an Army nurse in training during World War II, read these entries and wrote in to express her thanks for 'the excellent, truthful, realistic portrayal of WWII.' She recounts her loved ones' experiences during World War II in her letter. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/130/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/130/rss Fri, 09 Nov 07 11:41:00 -0700 This Rocky Mountain PBS production focuses on the lives of Latinos, African Americans and women who served during World War II on the battlefield and the homefront. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/117/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/117/rss Wed, 07 Nov 07 09:52:00 -0700 Flying C-46 transport aircraft over the "Hump" of the Himalayan Mountains, Dean Baird helped supply the war effort in China, Burma, and India. Today, at 87, he's still flying, instructing, and conducting check flights at Fremont County Airport in Canon City, Colorado. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/118/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/118/rss Fri, 02 Nov 07 08:29:00 -0700 Native Coloradan John Schneider tells about the events leading up to his brother Lee entering the Army. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/77/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/77/rss Mon, 08 Oct 07 10:17:00 -0700 Pete Stiponovich was a tank driver and gunner with the 13th Armored Division (The Black Cats), Co. B, 24th Tank Battalion. In 1945 the 13th Armored served in occupied France and then fought in Germany with Patton's Third Army, most notably in the Ruhr Valley. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/71/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/71/rss Mon, 01 Oct 07 10:54:00 -0700 As a young farm boy growing up in Southern Colorado's San Luis Valley and before our move to urban area of Colorado Springs, Colorado I would periodically sneak into my parent's closet and fantasize about the World War II Army uniform that hung next to my mother's wedding dress. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/68/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/68/rss Mon, 24 Sep 07 10:29:00 -0700 Mr. Terrell grew up in a small town in Western Colorado during the Great Depression that began with the stock market crash of 1929. The economy did not recover until the start of World War II. He enlisted in the US Army Air Corps on July 7, 1943 and served as a crew member on a medium bomber during the war. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/67/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/67/rss Mon, 24 Sep 07 10:14:00 -0700 Wayne speaks about being in London shortly after it was bombed and about how he survived being hit in France. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/51/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/51/rss Mon, 27 Aug 07 15:40:00 -0700 Wayne, a recipient of the Purple Heart (twice) and the Silver Star, served in the 4th Armored Division, 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion as a forward observer. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/50/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/50/rss Fri, 24 Aug 07 16:17:00 -0700 A teenager when World War II ended, Sylvia Cooke shares the deeply emotional experience of greeting returning troops in New York's harbor. For those on the homefront, every returning serviceman was a hero. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/36/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/36/rss Thu, 09 Aug 07 11:17:00 -0700 Art Bryant's story continues with letters from late 1944 and early 1945. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/35/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/35/rss Thu, 09 Aug 07 10:53:00 -0700 The story of Art Bryant's wartime experiences is told through excerpts from letters exchanged with his wife, Barbara (Dods). During the war, Art went from working in a Civilian Public Service camp, to enlisting in the army under non-combatant service, to attending Medical Administrative Officers Candidate School, to serving as a commissioned officer for two years. Art's account offers a unique perspective, as he requested classification as a conscientious objector. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/33/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/33/rss Tue, 07 Aug 07 15:21:00 -0700 Inducted into the army at the age of 19, Staff Sergeant Schack saw action in the Pacific, battling the Japanese and even malaria. He was training for an invasion of Japan when the atomic bomb was dropped; the bomb made the invasion, which was predicted to decimate American troops, fortunately unnecessary. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/26/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/26/rss Tue, 31 Jul 07 15:22:00 -0700