From Yesterday to Tomorrow: Exploring the Journey of History

Seymour W. Terry of Little Rock, Arkansas, a Captain in the U.S. Army, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic  actions on May 11, 1945, in Okinawa. Terry joined the Army in June 1942 and was assigned to the 382nd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division. On March 6th, 1945, he was appointed the executive officer of Company H, 382nd Regiment, 96th Infantry Division. His unit invaded Okinawa on April 1st, and he was promoted to company commander five days later.  On May 11th, 1945, Terry repeatedly assaulted Japanese forces alone, despite heavy enemy fire, and encouraged his fellow soldiers in their attack. He was severely wounded by a Japanese mortar and died of his injuries two days later. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on this day. Terry was also posthumously promoted to captain and is buried at Roselawn Memorial Park in Little Rock, Arkansas. #WeRememberHim We hope that you have enjoyed reading our blog on the "From Yesterday

These German soldiers stand in the debris strewn street of Bastogne, Belgium, on January 9, 1945, after they were captured by the U.S. 4th Armored Division which helped break the German siege of the city. The last days of Nazi Germany through photographs, 1945 By the beginning of 1945, the war which Germany had unleashed throughout the world had come back to consume it. In sharp contrast with what had occurred in 1918 in 1945, Germany fought, literally, to the bitter end. The Germans held out, although by early 1945 just about everyone knew that catastrophic defeat was the inevitable outcome. They did not give up even when Russian soldiers arrived in the garden of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin. Not even the Japanese resisted like that. By March, Western Allied forces were crossing the Rhine River, capturing hundreds of thousands of troops from Germany’s Army Group B. The Red Army had meanwhile entered Austria, and both fronts quickly approached Berlin. Strategic bombing campaigns

Photos from the historic meeting on Elbe River between American and Soviet troops, 1945 These iconic photographs were taken the day Soviet and American troops met at the Elbe River, near Torgau in Germany, marking an important step toward the end of World War II in Europe. The first image shows American Lieutenant William Robertson and Soviet Lieutenant Alexander Silvashko with their arms around each other, smiling, in front of their national flags. The picture of Robertson and Silvashko was taken on April 26th, the day after the meeting. Other shots show soldiers shaking hands, exchanging souvenirs, and posing for photographs. This contact between the Soviets, advancing from the east, and the Americans, advancing from the west, meant that the two powers had effectively cut Germany in two. The first contact between American and Soviet patrols occurred near Strehla, after First Lieutenant Albert Kotzebue, an American soldier, crossed the River Elbe in a boat with three