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INDIANAPOLIS WORLD WAR II ROUNDTABLE - ERNIE PYLE CHAPTER
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On YouTube: A one-minute clip of Bob Pedigo receiving the Legion of Honour medal from President Macron of France.
https://www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkxzya8GZPnzvGjLZbhNt1y_vUkDI7LZa1E
(Posted on Mar 19, 2024)
Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame
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Fort Wayne Museum of Art Exhibit
"You've set us free." President Macron
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"I just posted to my YouTube channel page the latest lecture in the series on Strategic Bombing of Japan. The first lecture was on Operation Matterhorn, the strategic bombing of Japan from China. The second lecture will be about the fire bombing of Japan. The fourth lecture will be about the race between the Allies and Nazi Germany to build the bomb. The fifth lecture will be about the building of the bomb - the Manhattan Project. The final lecture in this series will be about the two atomic missions to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
To better understand what happens during a nuclear explosion, I think you should have a basic understanding of nuclear physics. That is the topic of this lecture.
Please feel free to make any comments as to errors that you might find." John Shively, July 15, 2025
Link to "Nuclear Fission":https://youtu.be/PlbxXA43nsw
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Congratulations, PonyTail Paul !
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Our WWII Roundtable member, Bob Pedigo (age 100), is quoted in an article at Military Times about his memories of D-Day.
Article citation: John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet, and Danica Kirka, The Associated Press, Tuesday, Jun 4, 2024. "Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friends."
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2024/06/04/last-wwii-
vets-converge-on-omaha-beach-for-d-day-and-fallen-friends/
WWII Roundtable special note: To publish a direct link to the article is currently pending permission from Military Times website. However, readers are free to use the article's address written in the citation, above.
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Paul "PonyTail" Cauley was selected for induction into the Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Honored in person at the Induction Ceremony, November 12, 2024, Indianapolis, IN. This ceremony recognizes worthy Hoosier veterans.
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"Ghost Army:
The Combat Con Artists of World War II"
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311 E Main Street - Fort Wayne, IN 46802
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Photo credits: Jill Fewell, Director of IndyVeterans.com, Reuters, and Social Media postings
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On You Tube: Lecture No. 3 of a six part series on Strategic Bombing of Japan
2025 NEWSLETTERS
"Nuclear Fission" by John Shively