American Valor Quarterly Issue 4 - Autumn 2008 | Page 2

American Valor Quarterly
A Publication of the American Veterans Center
www.americanveteranscenter.org
World War II Veterans Committee
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National Vietnam Veterans Committee
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Autumn 2008
Articles
From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima
with Admiral Thomas H. Moorer
Long before he served as Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, Thomas Moorer lived through
an amazing series of events during World War
II that took him from Pearl Harbor to the
wreckage of Hiroshima.

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Operation Valkyrie - The Plot to Kill Hitler
An interview with Christopher McQuarrie, cowriter and co-producer of the new World War
II drama, VALKYRIE, coming to theaters in
December 2008 and telling the story of Claus
von Stauffenberg and the plot to assassinate
Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944.

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-In This IssuePrior to being named Commander-in-Chief
of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Thomas Moorer
was known around the Pentagon as “the
man you always send for when you have a
tough job.” Long before that, back in his
.Academy days, friends predicted he would
one day rise to become Chief of Naval Operations. Moorer did them one better, eventually becoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
Moorer began earning his reputation for being the man to handle a tough job during
World War II, when he served around the globe in both the Pacific and Atlantic Theaters, from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. In this issue, we share his incredible story.

The Ice Diaries The Untold Story of the USS Nautilus and the Cold
War’s Most Daring Mission
by Captain William R. Anderson
Following the launch of Sputnik 1 - the first man-made
satellite - by the Russians in 1957, President Eisenhower
was determined to put forth a demonstration that would
prove the U.S. was still the technological equal of the
Soviets. The result was the mission of the USS Nautilus
to travel under the polar ice cap to the North Pole.
Here, the captain of the Nautilus shares that epic story.

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PLUS...
Coming home from war is difficult for any soldier, but especially those who have been wounded or injured in the line of
duty. The American Veterans Center is working to help make
their recovery time just a little bit easier. Turn to Page 16 to see
how you can join us in this effort.

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Counterinsurgency in Vietnam Lessons Learned, Ignored, Then Revived
by Rufus Phillips
At a time when it is needed more than ever, we present
an account from one Army’s earliest men on the
ground in Vietnam and expert in counterinsurgency.
His work brought him face to face with the major
players of the era, including Presidents Kennedy and
Diem, Ambassador Lodge, and General Taylor.
Valor in Anbar
An excerpt from the American Veterans Center’s radio
series Veterans Chronicles, profiling the story of
U.S. Army Captain Walter Bryan Jackson, recipient
of the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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