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Veteran Stories

These are interviews and narrated documentaries about the experiences of military service personnel.

Members: 11
Latest Activity: Nov. 21, 2009

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Bob-RJ Burkhart

THINK Globally and InterACT Regionally but LEARN Locally 2 Replies

Started by Bob-RJ Burkhart. Last reply by Bob-RJ Burkhart Nov. 21, 2009.

Wesley Fryer

Silver Spoon 2 Replies

Started by Wesley Fryer. Last reply by Rosalynn Wade Sep. 15, 2009.

Mary Ellen Davis

Charley

Started by Mary Ellen Davis May. 20, 2009.

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Bob-RJ Burkhart Comment by Bob-RJ Burkhart on November 21, 2009 at 5:25am
Rivers are both byways and barriers. To understand history, first understand rivers.

Enroute from Council Bluffs to Dragonfly County, I paused to reflect on the cumulative impacts of coaches, mentors and tutors who "passed down the line" their shared sense of imagination and place ...

Bob-RJ Burkhart Comment by Bob-RJ Burkhart on November 21, 2009 at 4:31am


Geo Education:

... in honor of National Teacher Day, we introduced a new Geo Education web page to help educators learn how they can use Google Earth, Maps, and other tools for many educational topics. Lesson plans and concepts are available from a variety of sources.

Also see: www.acctts.com/hploca/Articles/CriticalThinkingLeadershi.html

Bob-RJ Burkhart Comment by Bob-RJ Burkhart on November 18, 2009 at 7:09am
I began seeking the elusive "Lost Legends of La Flecha" as collateral duty public affairs officer aboard USS Cimarron (AO-22) during 1967-68.

My initial "memetics research" for our 1967 WestPac Cruisebook indicated the first three 1939 Cimarron-class "fast fleet oilers" were code-named for Prairie Passage migration routes of "Buffalo Spirits" following watershed ridgelines!

I captured these WWII-era reflections about learning community innovation while backcasting at CIM's 20th Annual Reunion in Council Bluffs, IA (2009)

1939 US Navy
ALL-WinWin StoryTech GDSS (Group Decision Support Systems)
Health Biosphere (1935-1960), Safety Atmosphere (1960-1985)
Environment Hydrosphere (1985-2010)
VFW Post 6654 Lost Legends of La Flecha ...

Whitney Allen Comment by Whitney Allen on June 2, 2009 at 7:24pm
Thank you for the opportunity to be a member of this group. It was my pleasure, as well as, a truly enriching experience for my students to interview World War II veterans.
Mary Ellen Davis Comment by Mary Ellen Davis on May 20, 2009 at 11:49am
My experience as a wife of a Vietnam veteran has been a very emotional journey...the creation of this short clip was something that I would like to work on, adding more details to the piece. My hopes are to add a personal interview at a later date.
 

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Bob-RJ Burkhart Ella C. Neice Rosalynn Wade Wesley Fryer Jarrett Auschwitz Mary Ellen Davis Whitney Allen Perri Tonya Nichols Paula Lisa Moreland
 
 

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