Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return

"Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" is an American Legion Post #44 publication written by Harriet Freiberger and Jim Stanko describing the history and contributions of Routt County Veterans from the end of the 19th century to the present day. Contents include specific individual stories and an overview of Routt County history within the context of global conflict. Includes veterans registers, local newspaper articles, and images. Table of Contents "Preface" "Chapter 1: Veterans of Civil War, Spanish American War" "Chapter 2: First Veterans of the 20th Century" "Chapter 3: The Second World War" "Chapter 4: One War Ends: The Cold War Begins" "Chapter 5: Korean War: Returning to Battle" "Chapter 6: Grandchildren of Veterans" "Chapter 7: Voluntary Service, Peacetime Surveillance; End of Cold War, Fall of Berlin Wall" "Chapter 8: Desert Storm, Last Guidepost of the 20th Century" "Chapter 9: Last of the 20th Century. More Peacekeeping" "Chapter 10: September 11, 2001" "Chapter 11: Two Wars. The 21st Century" "Chapter 12: History of VFW Post 4264 by Post Historian Jim Stanko" "Chapter 13: History of American Legion Post 44 by Post Commander Hal Matthes, Mrs. Anne Matthes and Jim Stanko" "Chapter 14: When Words Fail"

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Chapter 10: September 11, 2001
Chapter 10 of "Homecomings: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" considers the unifying effect of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and other aspects of the turn of the millennium in American society.
Chapter 11: Two Wars. The 21st Century
Chapter 11 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" describes the effect of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the community and individuals of Routt County. Included are comments by veterans that served in the Afghan and Iraq Wars of the early 21st Century.
Chapter 12: History of VFW Post 4264 by Post Historian Jim Stanko
Chapter 12 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" provides a brief history of VFW Post 4264 and American Legion Post 44.
Chapter 13: History of American Legion Post 44 by Post Commander Hal Matthes, Mrs. Anne Matthes and Jim Stanko
Chapter 13 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" provides the history of American Legion Post 44 in Routt County, Colorado. Includes a list of commanders from 1919-2021.
Chapter 14: When Words Fail
Chapter 14 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" includes an Veterans Day submission to the Steamboat Pilot, lists of Routt County veterans, images, and acknowledgements.
Chapter 1: Veterans of Civil War, Spanish American War
Chapter 1 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" describes the arrival of civil war veterans to the Yampa Valley, and later contributions by Routt County citizens in the Spanish-American War.
Chapter 2: First Veterans of the 20th Century
Chapter 2 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" describes the development of Routt County and the role World War I played in the lives of its citizens.
Chapter 3: The Second World War
Chapter 3 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" describes the opening days of World War II, the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the response in Routt County, Colorado.
Chapter 4: One War Ends: The Cold War Begins
Chapter 4 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" provides a brief overview of the geopolitical context immediately after World War II and the conflict between Capitalism and Communism.
Chapter 5: Korean War: Returning to Battle
Chapter 5 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" describes contributions made during and after the Korean War by Veterans in Routt County. Pivotal years in the development of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, are also described.
Chapter 6: Grandchildren of Veterans
Chapter 6 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" provides an overview of the 1960s in America, including the social and political shifts felt at the time. Veterans of the Vietnam War and their contributions to a growing Routt County are described.
Chapter 7: Voluntary Service, Peacetime Surveillance; End of Cold War, Fall of Berlin Wall
Chapter 7 of "Homecoming: Soldiers Leave...Veterans Return" describes the fall of the Berlin Wall and a shifting geopolitical scene in last decades of the 20th century.

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