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A media consultant and communications director for Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Censorship and Protecting Military Information in Letters Home

January 5, 2012

Soldiers in the army were apparently trained about what they could and couldn’t say in their letters home. … More Censorship and Protecting Military Information in Letters Home

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Scolding His Brother About Safeguarding Military Information

January 4, 2012

“There are a lot of things I’d like to tell you, but I just can’t. Every day we get an army circular issued by the War Department read to us on preserving military information.” … More Scolding His Brother About Safeguarding Military Information

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On the Protection of Military Information and Boring Letters

January 3, 2012

“These letters aren’t nearly as interesting as they could be if we could write anything we want to write.” … More On the Protection of Military Information and Boring Letters

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The ‘Bullard Events’ Company Newsletter Notes Babe’s Death

January 2, 2012

The library director for the Fairfield Museum, sent me a photocopy of a page from Bullard’s newsletter last week. … More The ‘Bullard Events’ Company Newsletter Notes Babe’s Death

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What Was So Special About Jack Benny in May 1943?

January 1, 2012

Babe tells his parents, “If you didn’t hear it, ask someone who did why I mentioned it.” … More What Was So Special About Jack Benny in May 1943?

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Letters from an Everyman in WWII Frank D. "Babe" Mauro Born, Oct. 9, 1924 Died, May 4, 1945

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  • PBS 'War Letter' Documentary Site
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  • WWII veteran makes final push for Purple Heart at age 99 - WLKY
  • WWII Marine returns home to Henderson County 80+ years after his death - WLOS
  • One of area’s oldest World War II vets celebrates 101st birthday in Westminster - Baltimore Sun
  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1491: For first time since World War II, bombs have fallen on Russia's Leningrad Oblast - Euromaidan Press
  • At 102, Clarence Hicks of Pharr reflects on being among the 45K remaining WWII survivors - MyRGV.com
  • Exclusive | New details about forgotten Long Island hero killed in WWII uncovered — but one nagging mystery remains - New York Post

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