Deep Dive into the Archives
Special guest post written by UMD intern Ava Carlson Hello there! My name is Ava Carlson and I am interning here at the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center for the summer. This fall will be my final year studying at University of Minnesota Duluth for I will be graduating in the spring of […]
New WWII Postal Service Exhibit
Special Guest Blog post written by 2024 Summer Intern Cathy Taylor. When I started as an intern at The Richard I. Bong Museum for the summer, I wasn’t quite sure what my job would be like, what I would be doing. Within the first couple of weeks I met the daughter of Captain Clarence […]
The Defense of Toktong Pass, Korea
The Ordeal of 254 Marines of Fox/2/7 By Dave Schmidt The Korean War, commonly described as the “forgotten war,” was a remarkably brutal conflict, a proxy war fought by two superpowers (and China) in an undeveloped land inhabited by a poor and largely agricultural population. “Was” is perhaps inaccurate, for the war has never been […]
Korean War Veterans Armistice Day 2024
Saturday, July 27th 2024 is Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.Saturday marks 71 years since the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement. This agreement ended three years of fighting on the Korean Peninsula and joined the nation and world in honoring those who served, fought, and died during the Korean War. The armistice established the DMZ, […]