The German Mauser C96 from WWI
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The German Mauser C96 from WWI

Innovation, Empire, and the Changing Face of War
From Remagen to the Museum – The Field Jacket of T/3 Jack Headen
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From Remagen to the Museum – The Field Jacket of T/3 Jack Headen

History is often preserved in steel — tanks, guns, and bridges that witnessed battle. But sometimes the most powerful artifacts are far more personal. A simple field jacket, worn by a soldier on a chaotic day in March 1945
Lawrence Chandler Baldwin, USMA Class of 1938: Love, Duty, and the Long Road from Corregidor
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Lawrence Chandler Baldwin, USMA Class of 1938: Love, Duty, and the Long Road from Corregidor

A West Point cadet, husband, and father, Lawrence “Chan” Baldwin carried his duty from Fort Monroe to Corregidor and into years of brutal captivity as a Japanese prisoner of war.
The Long Road from Fort Monroe: Major George H. Crawford, Bataan, and a Message Returned Too Late
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The Long Road from Fort Monroe: Major George H. Crawford, Bataan, and a Message Returned Too Late

Clinging to that hope, Helen mailed him a simple postcard on January 1, 1945. “This will be our year.”
A Personalized Cold War Treasure: The 1960s Remco Frogman
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A Personalized Cold War Treasure: The 1960s Remco Frogman

Mission creep at the antique shop—because sometimes a toy isn’t just a toy, it’s a piece of history. LOL.
Badge No. 132: An Ordinary Worker in the Shadow of the Atomic Age
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Badge No. 132: An Ordinary Worker in the Shadow of the Atomic Age

This Baker Brothers worker badge reflects American industrial labor and its quiet connection to the early nuclear program. Paired with Trinitite, it shows how the Cold War reached ordinary workplaces.
The Saving of Lt. Mary Kraus, A Lost Legacy Recovered, Restored, and Protected
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The Saving of Lt. Mary Kraus, A Lost Legacy Recovered, Restored, and Protected

Some stories reach across time not through medals or headlines, but through the quiet persistence of the objects a life once touched.
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