The Center for the Study of Tennesseans & War was delighted to have Kim DiDomenico in for an interview this morning. Originally from Illinois, but now calls East Tennessee home, DiDomenico served in the United States Army from 1987 to 1991. She did her basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina as one of the […]
There are people in this world who love adventure. They travel to distant lands. Sometimes they hang out of various aircraft with a camera. And they have a load of stories to share. Meet USAF Master Sergeant (Ret.) Bill Conner. He currently works at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base. Before joining the Air National […]
It’s always a great day when a veteran comes to the Center for an interview. There are lessons to be learned from these stories if we but listen. Nick McCall was born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee. He entered the ROTC program at Vanderbilt University near his hometown. Although his father wanted him to become […]
The Center was delighted to have Marilyn Childress from the Tennessee Veterans Heritage Site Foundation visit with us on March 10th. Marilyn shared with us her experiences as a servicemember in the United States Navy, joining in 1974 and working as a corpsman in hospital and other medical units. While serving, she was one of […]
The Center had the privilege of interviewing USAF MSgt. Tammy Silvers-Haller this week. She joined the Air Force in 2010 and is currently active duty at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base (MTAB). Before the Air Force, she began her military career in 1987 with the Marine Corps. She drew inspiration to enlist from the […]
The Center received a generous donation this week from George Zepp and the Keen Family. They provided us with three boxes full of World War II materials owned by William George Keen, an Army Air Force lieutenant. Donations such this have enabled Center researchers to piece together the stories of people from Tennessee who have […]
This Veterans Day, the Veterans Success Center is holding a barbeque in honor of Veterans. All Veterans are welcome to attend! Follow this link to learn about all of the Veterans Day events taking place on campus: https://news.utk.edu/2022/11/02/veterans-day-a-week-of-celebrations/
The 2022 International Women in Aviation Conference will be inducting Captain Rosemary Mariner into the Women in Aviation’s Pioneer Hall of Fame. The conference will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, March 17-19, 2022. Cpt. Mariner’s induction ceremony and celebration dinner will be on Saturday, March 19, from […]
John C. McManus (’96) will be giving the keynote speech at the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Associations 11th Annual Medal of Honor Evening on May 2, 2022. The event will be located at Knoxville’s Historic Foundry Building at World’s Fair Park. Social hour begins at 5:30pm with dinner and McManus’s speech to start at 6:30pm. […]