As a history junkie, I am, of course, fascinated by historical artifacts. I get especially excited by war memorabilia. From time to time, we feature a post dubbed, Remnants From War. This offering comes to us from a friend and follower of the site, Christine Bogert DePonte. If you’ll remember, her uncle, John Bogert, died [...]
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I am continually fascinated by artifacts from wars past, whether it be swords, uniforms, flags … whatever. One of the most interesting pieces I’ve personally come across is a Bible from the Vietnam War. Infantryman Jack Fulk worked the midland jungles as a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. “We [...]
It’s April, and tax time for procrastinators everywhere in the States, including the History Junkie. This past weekend, I was shuffling through stacks of papers, looking for that golden receipt that might save HJ some cash when I came across another random note from my old pal, Hobert. It was a October 1944 newspaper article [...]