Briuer makes studying history a way of life

He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, has a Ph.D. in anthropology from UCLA, was the first full-time professional archaeologist to work for the Department of Defense, author and the retired director of the Center for Cultural Site Preservation at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. He was the consulting archaeologist on the Kennewick man case, a 1996 dispute surrounding the discovery of an ancient skeleton in Washington State, and presently serves as chairman of the Vicksburg municipal Fort St. Pierre tercentennial planning commission.

Working to restore a C-141 to its former glory: ‘Starlifter’ restoration continues at the Marietta Museum of History

Aviation Museum Volunteer Boone Barnes, looks up as fellow volunteers, John Kennedy, Bill Hepler, Don Dykes and Randy Shepherd, secure one piece of the leading-edge part onto the left wing of a C-141 aircraft on Wednesday.

Veterans Day was celebrated early at National World War II Museum’s Victory Ball

It was the night before Veterans Day, but at the National World War II Museum's Victory Ball presented by the Ray and Jessica Brandt Foundation , there was all the more reason to start celebrating our military veterans and those currently serving in the armed forces. Unlike in the past few years, when the museum hosted its major events at the U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, organizers chose to take the 2017 party outside to the street and Founders Plaza, where a stage was set up for entertainment, and into the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, the first building opened in the museum complex.

Ships, aircraft search Philippine Sea for 3 missing in crash

AP file photo A U.S. Navy C-2 Greyhound approaches the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during the annual joint military exercise called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the United States on March 14 at an unidentified location in the international waters, east of the Korean Peninsula. A similar type of the U.S. Navy plane carrying 11 crew and passengers crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, while on the way to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the Navy said.

Castro Meets N. Korea Minister Amid Hope Cuba Can Defuse Tensions

Cuban President Raul Castro met with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Friday amid hopes the communist-run island might be able to persuade its Asian ally to avert a showdown with the United States. North Korea is facing unprecedented pressure from the United States and the international community to cease its nuclear weapons and missile programs.