Tag: World War II

Imagine the biggest performing artists of the day recording their most popular hits and new compositions for members of the United States Armed Forces to enjoy – for free. Red Bank’s William J. “Count” Basie and other music legends did just that over a six-year period during and just after World War II in what was called the V-Disc program. 

Although it can sometimes seem like bad news and negativity are all around us, perhaps we need to be reminded of the words of Anne Frank.

By Rick Geffken SHREWSBURY – Zack Roberts remembered the bitter cold during the Battle of Anzio in February 1944....

By Ben Forest | “Everything written about World War II before the 1970s is basically wrong. The breaking of the Enigma machine code changed the course...

Story and photos by Rick Geffken It’s easy to miss the small white stone nestled between the flagpoles at Veterans Memorial Park in Highlands. The hill...

By Muriel J. Smith Seventy-five years after World War II, Tony Bucco still remembers. He remembers living in Aberdeen and how he and all six of...