Creating Digital History
I am excited to announce that I have ePublished my third eBook, "Creating Digital History.” While the title implies history, it is really...
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Donald Scanga
- Mar 11
- 1 min
The Signal Corps Photographic Section
Congress established the U.S. Army Signal Corps on March 3, 1863, and today it is in charge of communications and information systems...
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Donald Scanga
- Mar 9
- 1 min
How to Print my Free eBooks
Would you like to print one of my eBooks for yourself? The 8"x 10" printed pages have slightly larger fonts. For instructions on printing...
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Donald Scanga
- Mar 6
- 1 min
The Purple Heart Battalion
As I was doing research for my next eBook, “Talking Flags” – A History of the US Army Signal Corps, I became aware the United States Army...
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Donald Scanga
- Jan 3
- 1 min
Our Family's "Wall of Honor"
I am excited to announce my new redesigned, but unedited “Family Wall of Honor”. I call it Version 2 and it consists of two elements....
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Donald Scanga
- Jun 6, 2023
- 1 min
Why is it called "D-Day"?
Eighty years ago, on June 6, 1944, 156,000 Allied troops landed on five separate beaches in Normandy, France. The invasion is...
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Donald Scanga
- May 30, 2023
- 1 min
Father, Son, and the US Army Signal Corps
That is me at the left of this picture below. I was an 18-year-old Specialist 4th Class, serving as a Fire Control Operator in a HAWK...
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Donald Scanga
- May 23, 2023
- 1 min
What is a Digital Historian?
What is a Digital Historian? The answer may depend on whom you ask and how you ask it. "Digital History" focuses on “the use of digital...
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Donald Scanga
- May 16, 2023
- 2 min
This Photo Only Tells Half The Story
Feb. 1, 1968 - AP Photo (Eddie Adams) In this AP file photo, South Vietnamese Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, fires his pistol into the head of...
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Donald Scanga
- May 9, 2023
- 1 min
My New (free) eBook "If It Flies, It Dies" Has Been Published!
I am excited to officially announce my first eBook, “If It Flies, It Dies” - A History of the United States Army Air Defense Artillery...
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Donald Scanga
- Apr 25, 2023
- 2 min
Ukraine Air Defense Overview
In April of this year, Ukraine made four primary weapons requests: Ammunition (in particular 155mm artillery shells) Armored vehicles...
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Donald Scanga
- Apr 20, 2023
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U.S. is Sending HAWK Missiles to Ukraine
Missiles for the HAWK Air Defense System and four Avenger Air Defense Systems equipped with Stinger missiles are headed to Ukraine as...
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Donald Scanga
- Mar 21, 2023
- 1 min
The First Woman to Serve in The US Army
Earlier today I posted a blog about the first woman to enlist in the United States Armed Forces. While that is a true fact, there was...
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Donald Scanga
- Mar 21, 2023
- 1 min
The First Woman Enlisted in the United States Armed Forces 106 Years Ago Today
In the spring of 1917, the United States began preparing for the inevitability of war. However, men were not enlisting in sufficient...
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Donald Scanga
- Mar 13, 2023
- 1 min
Army's Air Service Started as a Component of the Army Signal Corps!
On Aug. 1, 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps established a small Aeronautical Division to "take charge of all matters pertaining to...
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Donald Scanga
- Mar 7, 2023
- 1 min
America's First Combat Unit to Enter Vietnam was Air Defense!
After the Viet Cong attacked our military compound at Pleiku, President Johnson ordered the deployment of the Marines' 1st LAAM (Light...
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