Join David Mills, an associate professor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as he recounts the story of the Friendship Train, which volunteers sent across the nation to collect donated food to feed the hungry in Europe at the end of the Second World War. The generous people of Iowa have a long history of giving freely to those in need, which they proved again by contributing more food than any other state.
Iowa History 101: Bread for my Enemies: The Friendship Train in Iowa
- Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Education
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