Mark M. Turner
@markturner25.bsky.social
Retired soldier, historical researcher, and college educator. All views and opinions here are my own. Always looking to learn something new!
Stories about atrocities during the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign took place from June 17th to October 3rd, 1779. A video about the event is at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyXZ.... A 1929 U.S. Post Office Department stamp later commemorated the campaign.
February 3, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Stories about atrocities during the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign took place from June 17th to October 3rd, 1779. A video about the event is at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyXZ.... A 1929 U.S. Post Office Department stamp later commemorated the campaign.
An optional historical reading recommendation for your consideration. Dr. Drew Folk's @drdrewfolk1.bsky.social review of "Dust Bowl: Depression America to World War Two Australia," by Dr. Janette-Susan Bailey, published in 2016. You can look at the review at this link: www.jstor.org/stable/48554...
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
An optional historical reading recommendation for your consideration. Dr. Drew Folk's @drdrewfolk1.bsky.social review of "Dust Bowl: Depression America to World War Two Australia," by Dr. Janette-Susan Bailey, published in 2016. You can look at the review at this link: www.jstor.org/stable/48554...
Sharing some of my research titled "U.S. Army Holocaust Liberation Narratives." This slide is part of the much larger overall project. You can watch the entire presentation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z11F....
February 1, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Sharing some of my research titled "U.S. Army Holocaust Liberation Narratives." This slide is part of the much larger overall project. You can watch the entire presentation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z11F....
Sharing more of my research titled "Allied Women of WWII and Their Associated Awards." This slide highlights Chinese women and their wartime service. Although it's been greatly expanded since, you can view an earlier version of the full presentation here: vimeo.com/432217965?tu...
January 31, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Sharing more of my research titled "Allied Women of WWII and Their Associated Awards." This slide highlights Chinese women and their wartime service. Although it's been greatly expanded since, you can view an earlier version of the full presentation here: vimeo.com/432217965?tu...
Sharing some of my research titled "Native American and Native Hawaiian Depictions in U.S. Military Aviation, 1941-1945." Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (Brule Sioux) served with the AVG, VMF-122, VMF-112, and VMF-214, USMC, in WWII. Boyington on "To Tell the Truth:" www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV3S....
January 31, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Sharing some of my research titled "Native American and Native Hawaiian Depictions in U.S. Military Aviation, 1941-1945." Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (Brule Sioux) served with the AVG, VMF-122, VMF-112, and VMF-214, USMC, in WWII. Boyington on "To Tell the Truth:" www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV3S....
Thank you for checking out the unique historical content, @kamwt.bsky.social, and I hope you found it worth your time. There's much more to come. Have a good weekend!
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Thank you for checking out the unique historical content, @kamwt.bsky.social, and I hope you found it worth your time. There's much more to come. Have a good weekend!
Sharing more of my research titled "Black Actors and Actresses in U.S. WWII Screen Roles, 1946-2020." This slide features "Lost Boundaries," released in 1949. You can watch the original movie for free here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z26V....
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Sharing more of my research titled "Black Actors and Actresses in U.S. WWII Screen Roles, 1946-2020." This slide features "Lost Boundaries," released in 1949. You can watch the original movie for free here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z26V....
General Richard Cavazos served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1984. He earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on June 14th-15th, 1953 near Sagimak, Korea. A U.S. Army fort was renamed for Cavazos in 2023 but that honor was taken away in 2025. More details: www.army.mil/medalofhonor....
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM
General Richard Cavazos served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1984. He earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on June 14th-15th, 1953 near Sagimak, Korea. A U.S. Army fort was renamed for Cavazos in 2023 but that honor was taken away in 2025. More details: www.army.mil/medalofhonor....
Macario Garcia was an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army and served during the Second World War. He earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on November 27th, 1944 near Grosshau, Germany. Garcia was born in 1920 in Mexico and died in Texas in 1972. More details: www.army.mil/article/2107....
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Macario Garcia was an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army and served during the Second World War. He earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on November 27th, 1944 near Grosshau, Germany. Garcia was born in 1920 in Mexico and died in Texas in 1972. More details: www.army.mil/article/2107....
Stories about atrocities during the American Revolution, 1775- 1783. George Rogers Clark ordered the murder of Native Americans at Fort Sackville in February 1779. Two short videos about this American officer are at these links: 1) www.pbs.org/video/the-wa... 2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrFk....
January 26, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Stories about atrocities during the American Revolution, 1775- 1783. George Rogers Clark ordered the murder of Native Americans at Fort Sackville in February 1779. Two short videos about this American officer are at these links: 1) www.pbs.org/video/the-wa... 2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrFk....
An optional historical reading recommendation for your consideration. "The Great New York Fire of 1776," by Professor Benjamin L. Carp @bencarp.bsky.social, published in 2023. You can listen to the author talk about his book at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5y2....
January 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
An optional historical reading recommendation for your consideration. "The Great New York Fire of 1776," by Professor Benjamin L. Carp @bencarp.bsky.social, published in 2023. You can listen to the author talk about his book at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5y2....
Sharing some of my research titled "U.S. Army Holocaust Liberation Narratives." This slide is part of the much larger overall project. You can watch the entire presentation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z11F....
January 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Sharing some of my research titled "U.S. Army Holocaust Liberation Narratives." This slide is part of the much larger overall project. You can watch the entire presentation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z11F....
Sharing more of my research titled "Allied Women of WWII and Their Associated Awards." This slide highlights Canadian women and their wartime service. Although it's been greatly expanded since, you can view an earlier version of the full presentation here: vimeo.com/432217965?tu...
January 24, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Sharing more of my research titled "Allied Women of WWII and Their Associated Awards." This slide highlights Canadian women and their wartime service. Although it's been greatly expanded since, you can view an earlier version of the full presentation here: vimeo.com/432217965?tu...
Sharing some of my research titled "Native American and Native Hawaiian Depictions in U.S. Military Aviation, 1941-1945." Samuel Blatchford (Navajo - 2nd from right) served with the 526th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), USAAF, in WWII. An Air Force facility bears his name: www.af.mil/News/Article....
January 24, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Sharing some of my research titled "Native American and Native Hawaiian Depictions in U.S. Military Aviation, 1941-1945." Samuel Blatchford (Navajo - 2nd from right) served with the 526th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), USAAF, in WWII. An Air Force facility bears his name: www.af.mil/News/Article....
Sharing more of my research titled "Black Actors and Actresses in U.S. WWII Screen Roles, 1946-2020." This slide features "Home of the Brave," released in 1949. You can watch the original movie for free here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUYs....
January 23, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Sharing more of my research titled "Black Actors and Actresses in U.S. WWII Screen Roles, 1946-2020." This slide features "Home of the Brave," released in 1949. You can watch the original movie for free here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUYs....
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower served in the U.S. Army from 1915 to 1952. He is further remembered as the President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. A U.S. Army fort was renamed for Eisenhower in 2023 but that honor was taken away in 2025. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN2P....
January 22, 2026 at 5:22 AM
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower served in the U.S. Army from 1915 to 1952. He is further remembered as the President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. A U.S. Army fort was renamed for Eisenhower in 2023 but that honor was taken away in 2025. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN2P....
Pedro Cano was an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army and served during the Second World War. He earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on December 2nd-3rd, 1944 at Schevenhutte, Germany. Cano was born in 1920 in Mexico and died in Texas in 1952. More details: www.army.mil/medalofhonor....
January 20, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Pedro Cano was an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army and served during the Second World War. He earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on December 2nd-3rd, 1944 at Schevenhutte, Germany. Cano was born in 1920 in Mexico and died in Texas in 1952. More details: www.army.mil/medalofhonor....
Stories about atrocities during the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The Gnadenhutten Massacre took place on March 8th, 1782. A video about the event is at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwf2.... An obelisk, erected in 1872, stands at the massacre site to this day.
January 19, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Stories about atrocities during the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The Gnadenhutten Massacre took place on March 8th, 1782. A video about the event is at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwf2.... An obelisk, erected in 1872, stands at the massacre site to this day.
Thank you for your nice comment, @btarrington.bsky.social. I hope you find the video worth your time.
January 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Thank you for your nice comment, @btarrington.bsky.social. I hope you find the video worth your time.
Thank you for your scholarship, @kensmith199.bsky.social!
January 19, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Thank you for your scholarship, @kensmith199.bsky.social!
An optional historical reading recommendation for your consideration. "Afro-Puerto Ricans and the Tuskegee Experience," by Associate Professor Kenneth Smith @kensmith199.bsky.social, published in 2025. You can download the article for free at this link: www.taftcollege.edu/news/2025/12....
January 19, 2026 at 12:06 AM
An optional historical reading recommendation for your consideration. "Afro-Puerto Ricans and the Tuskegee Experience," by Associate Professor Kenneth Smith @kensmith199.bsky.social, published in 2025. You can download the article for free at this link: www.taftcollege.edu/news/2025/12....
Sharing some of my research titled "U.S. Army Holocaust Liberation Narratives." This slide is part of the much larger overall project. You can view the entire presentation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z11F... CC: @btarrington.bsky.social; @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
January 18, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Sharing some of my research titled "U.S. Army Holocaust Liberation Narratives." This slide is part of the much larger overall project. You can view the entire presentation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z11F... CC: @btarrington.bsky.social; @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
Sharing more of my research titled "Allied Women of WWII and Their Associated Awards." This slide highlights Brazilian women and their wartime service. Although it's been greatly expanded since, you can view an earlier version of the full presentation here: vimeo.com/432217965?tu...
January 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Sharing more of my research titled "Allied Women of WWII and Their Associated Awards." This slide highlights Brazilian women and their wartime service. Although it's been greatly expanded since, you can view an earlier version of the full presentation here: vimeo.com/432217965?tu...
Sharing some of my research titled "Native American and Native Hawaiian Depictions in U.S. Military Aviation, 1941-1945." Leland Bearskin (Wyandotte) served with the 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, USAAF, in WWII. Mount Bearskin in Antarctica is named after him. CC: @bretdevereaux.bsky.social.
January 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Sharing some of my research titled "Native American and Native Hawaiian Depictions in U.S. Military Aviation, 1941-1945." Leland Bearskin (Wyandotte) served with the 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, USAAF, in WWII. Mount Bearskin in Antarctica is named after him. CC: @bretdevereaux.bsky.social.
Sharing more of my research titled "Black Actors and Actresses in U.S. WWII Screen Roles, 1946-2020." This slide features "Paisan," released in 1946. You can watch the original movie for free here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLNj....
January 16, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Sharing more of my research titled "Black Actors and Actresses in U.S. WWII Screen Roles, 1946-2020." This slide features "Paisan," released in 1946. You can watch the original movie for free here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLNj....