In honor of Memorial Day

A salute to our fallen soldiers . . . 5/27/19 Restoring Veterans' Tombstones When Andrew Lumish realized that the tombstones and historical monuments for those who had fought for the United States armed forces were falling into disrepair, he resolved to do something about it. A resident of Tampa, Florida, Lumish found that tombstones in his local cemetery were covered in mold and lichens, rendering them unreadable. So for the past four years, he has been restoring these stone monuments with little more than water, a toothbrush and some serious elbow grease. The Ghost Army That Helped Defeat Hitler During WWII a secret division known now as the "ghost army" conducted over 20 tactical operations and saved tens of thousands of lives. These were no normal soldiers, it was an army of 1,000 men made up mostly of artists, engineers, actors and advertisers. Their mission was to misdirect the enemy using inflatable tanks and large speakers projecting military sounds​. Here's how they did it. The Native American Code Talkers Who Helped Win WWI It was fall of 1918. The Allied military's tactical movements were jeopardized by the German military's superior espionage capabilities. Not only were the Germans tapping Allied phone lines, they were able to crack the code. That's when two Native American soldiers speaking Choctaw came in, and would ultimately help turn the tide of the war. After a chance encounter with an officer, they were charged with setting up a new kind of communications system. View this email in your browser.  Copyright © 2019 Great Big Story, LLC, All rights reserved.You are receiving this message because you subscribed to the Great Big Story newsletter. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list