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December 3, 2017 dwgaub 1 Comment

What goes into a blog post? Helpful, industry-specific content that: 1) gives readers a useful takeaway, and 2) shows you’re…

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Who will be the Alfred Lord Tennyson of Midway?

May 21, 2017 admin

Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, all in the Valley of Death, Rode the six hundred,…

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The first draft of history – reporting the Battle of Midway in June 1942

May 9, 2017 admin

An old saying declares that newspapers write the first draft of history – and history books years and decades later…

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Hard times and a love of flying cinch a decision to join the Army

May 7, 2017 admin

Unlike many other members of the so-called Greatest Generation, Jim Muri was not drafted into the military during World War…

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Battle of Midway – its place in history

May 5, 2017 admin

What were the stakes in the Battle of Midway? How did the outcome of that three-day clash in June 1942…

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Update

March 17, 2017 admin

I’m taking a short break from blogging for two reasons: a scheduled book signing for my first book (“Win ‘Em…

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Growing up rich in adventure

March 14, 2017 admin

Amidst the hard times of the Great Depression, Jim Muri and his brothers and sisters suffered from no lack of…

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A song takes flight

March 13, 2017 admin

Muri’s flight got airtime in the mid-1970s when noted country western radio announcer Lonnie Bell, of Billings, Montana, tapped the…

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Attack aftermath

March 12, 2017 admin

“They didn’t use treatment; PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) wasn’t known then. I don’t have the whole story because people…

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From dirt-poor Eastern Montana to Midway

March 11, 2017 admin

Muri, the second-oldest son of a cattle rancher and farmer, grew up in Depression-era Eastern Montana and achieved lasting renown…

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