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New Jersey and Military Munitions
During the summer of 1916, as "The Great War" — later known as World War I — raged across Europe, ...

Military Brats
Growing Up in a Military Family Children of military service members are often called "military brats." This term is not ...

Arthur Seltzer, D-Day 1944
Arthur Seltzer was nineteen years old as he stood in a landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, ...

“I Didn’t Do Anything” — Why Every Veteran’s Story Matters
One of the most common phrases I hear when interviewing veterans at the Armed Forces Heritage Museum in Burlington, NJ, ...

Military Memories: Camp Merritt and America’s Rush to War – World War I
Ever hear of Camp Merritt? Tucked away in Bergen County, NJ, it was the last stop for over a million ...