by Mari K Eder | Jun 4, 2024 | Newsletters
The morale-boosting ‘donut dollies got their start in the trenches of World War I. Beginning in 1917, women volunteered to deploy with the Salvation Army to the battlefields of France, giving American soldiers a taste of home. . In World War II, they volunteered for... 
by Mari K Eder | Apr 2, 2024 | Newsletters
In perhaps the most dangerous assignment of her career with the New York Police Department, Mae Foley was assigned to go undercover and pretend to be a Nazi sympathizer. She reluctantly agreed. After all, she’d just spent two years babysitting the 40+ unwilling... 
by Mari K Eder | Aug 3, 2021 | Newsletters
It was a beautiful late summer evening in Salzburg, Austria, perfect for a celebration and new beginnings. General Mark Clark, former Commander of 5th U.S. Army, now the Commander of U.S. Occupational Forces in Austria had just revived the Salzburg Music Festival. It...