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Sebastian Junger: Korengal
Sebastian Junger - Korengal transcript.pdf Special Film Screening: Korengal Acclaimed writer and journalist Sebastian Junger returns to the Pritzker Military Museum & Library for a special…
Senator Dick Durbin Press Conference
Senator Dick Durbin Press Conference Durbin applauds passage of Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act CHICAGO Aug. 1, 2014—The nation's veterans will have faster and easier access to…
Robert Pritzker, Audrey Ratner and Lt. Col. Robert C. Peithman, USMCR (Retired): 2005 Founder's Award
Robert Pritzker, Audrey Ratner and Lt. Col. Robert C. Peithman, USMCR (Retired): 2005 Founder's Award Innaugural Founder's Award medallions were presented to Robert Pritzker and Audrey Ratner…
Union League Club of Chicago: 2009 Founder's Award
2009 Founder's Award: Union League Club of Chicago The Union League Club of Chicago received the 2009 Founder's Award for their dedication to the mission of the Museum & Library and the…
Albert B. Ratner and the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation: 2012 Founder's Award
Founder's Award 2012: Albert B. Ratner and the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Long-time Museum & Library supporter Albert Ratner received the Founder's Award in 2012. In addition,…
70th Anniversary D-Day Anthology
Return to Normandy: 70 years later, take a look back at D-Day and the invasion that led to the end of World War II Codenamed Operation Neptune, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on…
On the Brink of World War I: Citizen Soldier
Citizen Soldier: On the Brink of World War I History often points to the June 1914 assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand as the event that started the Great War, but World War I was…
General John R. Allen, USMC (Ret.)
General John R. Allen, USMC (Ret.) Retired Marine Corps four-star general John R. Allen was the longest-Serving Leader of U.S. and NATO Troops in Afghanistan. Presented in partnership with Leading…
John F. Ross: Enduring Courage
John F. Ross: Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed Eddie Rickenbacker, perhaps more than anyone, helped America usher in a new era of technology in the…
Janet Burroway: Losing Tim
Janet Burroway: Losing Tim Award-winning author Janet Burroway explores the loss of her son, a military contractor, to suicide in this program sponsored by Think Piece Publishing. Janet…
2013 ON WAR Military History Symposium Anthology
2013 ON WAR Military History Symposium Anthology This anthology covers four discussions from the Pritzker Military Museum & Library's On War: The Best Military Histories featuring Tim O…
Stuart Goldman: Nomonhan, 1939
Stuart D. Goldman: Nomonhan, 1939 Discover the little-known conflict that resulted in a victory for the Soviet Union's Red Army and helped to shape the outcome of World War II. Sponsored by the U…
Rod Blagojevich Veterans Health Care Benefits Announcement
Rod Blagojevich Veterans Health Care Benefits Announcement Governor Blagojevich will be announcing his plans to expand health care benefits for Illinois Veterans and create a program that helps…
Allan R. Millett: The Koreas in the Inter-War Years, 1945-1950
Allan R. Millett: The Koreas in the Inter-War Years, 1945-1950 For renowned military historian Allan R. Millett, the approaching 60th anniversary of the Korean War provides an opportunity to…
Medal of Honor Recipient Sammy L. Davis Interview
Medal of Honor Recipient Sammy L. Davis Interview Sammy Lee Davis (born November 1, 1946) is a retired United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his conduct in the…
Medal of Honor Interviews at the National WWII Museum
Medal of Honor Interviews at the National WWII Museum Medal of Honor series with Ed Tracy. The Pritzker Military Library's Executive Producer, Ed Tracy, hosts a live interview with three of…
Medal of Honor Recipient Walter D. Ehlers Interview
Medal of Honor Recipient Walter D. Ehlers Interview Leadership came naturally to the young Kansas native, newly promoted to Staff Sergeant on the eve of the landing at Normandy. He had, after all,…
Medal of Honor Recipient Jack H. Jacobs Interview
Medal of Honor Recipient Jack H. Jacobs Interview Fresh out of college and facing a stack of bills, Jack Jacobs requested assignment with an airborne division, with an eye towards the extra pay he…
200th Episode: Honoring the Citizen Soldier
200th Episode: Honoring the Citizen Soldier Throughout American history, citizens have been called to stand at the front lines of our democracy. Their stories have taken many forms…but their…
Medal of Honor Recipient Paul W. Bucha Interview
Medal of Honor Recipient Paul W. Bucha Interview (#1) In June 1967, a 23 year old west point graduate with an MBA from Stanford University, arrived at Fort Campbell Kentucky with orders to select…