NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The North Platte Canteen was one of the largest volunteer efforts of World War II. The North Platte World War II Canteen began in 1941 when families and friends of the ...

December 17, 1941 - The North Platte Canteen began operating on December 17, 1941. The Canteen was one of the largest ...

No matter how bitter the weather, North Platte residents can warmly remember their famous World War II Canteen three times each December. There’s Christmas Day, when it officially opened in 1941.

At this bustling Nebraska railroad hub, volunteers — mostly women — greeted and fed about 6 million soldiers. And the taste of those home... On his darkest days as an infantryman during World War II, ...

The Yakima Coffeehouse Poets, a nonprofit formed in 2014 to represent the interests of poets and poetry lovers in Central Washington, is the organization behind this monthly poetry column, which runs ...

Today’s final segment of The Telegraph’s Canteen Honor Roll series highlights the involvement of communities across a 350-mile-long swath of Nebraska and into Colorado’s two most northeastern counties ...

In 1942, Rosalie Lippincott was a 15-year-old Nebraska farm girl with a soft spot for young soldiers who sought food for their stomachs and encouragement for their souls. When her schedule allowed she ...

He hammered out "In the Mood" and "Stardust" and some other tunes he can't remember on the upright piano at the North Platte Canteen. Then Lloyd Synovec, a young sailor who hailed from Norfolk, hooked ...

When the Nebraska Theatre Caravan takes its show "Stories From the North Platte Canteen" to high schools across the state, invariably two things happen. The first is that students and teachers will ...

Charlotte and Kevin Endorf will present a program “Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen” on Monday, March 13, 6:30 p.m., at Lied Tekamah Public Library. Charlotte Endorf is an independent scholar ...