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DISPATCHES ARTICLES ARCHIVE
The following is a library of interesting articles which have featured in previous Together We Served Dispatches Newsletters. You can view articles pertaining to each subject category via the dropdown.
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TWS Member Comment
Having gone to several military sites, most just want to sell you Stuff. TWS actually provides a service to those like myself who want to .... See Full Article
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Profiles in Courage: Salvatore A. Giunta
On October 19, 2007, American and Afghan forces loaded up onto UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook from Afghanistan's Korengal Outpost. The mission .... See Full Article
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Battlefield Chronicles: The First Battle of Fallujah
In the earliest years of the Iraq War, the city of Fallujah was one of the most contested cities in the country, but it didn't start out that way. .... See Full Article
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TWS Member Comment
This platform has allowed me to reconnect with those who I've had the pleasure of serving and stay in communication with them. SMSgt Kevin .... See Full Article
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Distinguished Military Unit: 1st Marine Raider Battalion
"Always Faithful, Always Forward" The year was 1942, and a new type of unit was born in the US Marine Corps. Edson's 1st Raider .... See Full Article
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Military Myths & Legends: Vince Speranza's Epic Beer Run During the Defense of Bastogne
The Siege of Bastogne was one of the most crucial fights of World War II, and it came amid the largest battle the U.S. Army has ever fought – .... See Full Article
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Distinguished Military Unit: USCGC Ironwood (WAGL/WLB-297/NRPN)
On March 31, 1941, Marine Iron and Shipbuilding in Duluth, Minnesota, laid the keel for the first Coast Guard vessel of a Mesquite new buoy tender .... See Full Article
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TWS Member Comment
I enjoy reading the service reflections of other Coast Guard Veterans, especially those of the Viet Nam Era. I have read of veterans who have .... See Full Article
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Battlefield Chronicles: The Fall of Rome
In any normal war, capturing an enemy capital would capture the imagination of soldiers and the public back home. During World War II, capturing .... See Full Article
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Profiles In Courage: Salem Poor
In June 1775, colonial patriots in Boston got wind of a British plan to occupy the hills outside the city, which would give the redcoats control of .... See Full Article
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