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African American Women in the Military During WWII

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For some great background information, be sure to visit our previous blog – Their War Too: Women in the Military During WWII. American citizens surged to enlist in all branches of the US Military and women wanted to serve their country too. The unit name changed to the Women’s Army Corps (WAC).

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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We here at the Unwritten Record wanted to share past blogs about the Holocaust in an effort to help promote education on the topic. The following blog post discusses one such project and shows how film footage is used to further our understanding of the Holocaust. The following blogs highlight two such stories.

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China-linked Alloy Taurus APT uses a Linux variant of PingPull malware

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It uses a statically linked OpenSSL (OpenSSL 0.9.8e) library to interact with the domain over HTTPS via HTTP POST request” The researchers noticed that the command handler implemented in the PingPull malware is similar to the ones supported by both the China Chopper web shell and the PingPull Windows PE variant. softether[.]net

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James Reese Europe: America’s Jazz Ambassador

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military as a lieutenant during World War I in the all-Black 369th Infantry Regiment (known as the “Harlem Hellfighters”), in which he served as a band leader. Europe’s concerts before audiences of French, British, and American military personnel was the birth of European interest in jazz music. First Lieutenant James R.

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No Mail, Low Morale: The 6888th Central Postal Battalion

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On February 25, 2009, a public event at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honored the work of the 6888th, and on November 30, 2018 a monument in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas was made in their honor. .” Local Identifier: 111-SC-200585; National Archives Identifier: 175539133. Related Links.

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Sergeant Presley: Photographs of Elvis’ Time with the Army

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Here in the Still Picture Branch at the National Archives, we have a handful of photographs within our holdings that show a glimpse into Elvis’ time with the military. You can also check out a previous blog post from The Unwritten Record: Summer Road Trip 2019: Memphis and New Orleans that includes photographs of the Graceland Mansion!

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We Can Do It!: World War II Posters at the Still Picture Branch

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The messages range from the promotion of Victory Gardens to recruitment for the various branches of the military. While not an exhaustive list, included within this blog post are highlights of the largest series of posters from World War II within the holdings of the Still Picture Branch. This series is not currently digitized.