Tag: american-history
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The Quiet Hero: The Story of Alvin Tyner
Author’s Note Some of the information in this post comes from an article published in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel that featured an actual interview with Alvin Tyner. The same article also contains the official military summary describing the actions for which Alvin was awarded the Silver Star. The events and details presented in my account…
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A Tangent into American History
I’ll wrap up the story called “The Route” in my next post. This week, though, I felt like taking another tangent—this time into one of my lifelong passions: American history. I’ve been reading history books for as long as I can remember. Back in sixth grade, Mr. Anderson was our reading teacher. His class was…
