{"id":3685,"date":"2025-12-11T05:39:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/?p=3685"},"modified":"2025-12-11T05:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:40:04","slug":"conservators-of-the-greatest-generation-the-journey-begins-video-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/conservators-of-the-greatest-generation-the-journey-begins-video-version\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cConservators of the Greatest Generation: The Journey Begins\u201d (Video Version)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week on *The What\u2019s the Scuttlebutt Podcast*, Don, Jeff, and Dennis are finally all back together, and there\u2019s a lot to catch up on. Jeff kicks things off by filling Don and Dennis in on the three most recent air shows he\u2019s participated in, sharing behind-the-scenes details of setting up his Living History Display. He also gives us an inside look at his brand-new Living History Display trailer\u2014complete with space to safely transport his Willys Jeep to events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cConservators of the Greatest Generation: The Journey Begins\u201d\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FFrHSSBc1ZU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then the guys celebrate some truly huge news: the official formation of &#8220;Conservators of the Greatest Generation&#8221;, a new non-profit organization out of Texas created by Jeff, Dennis, and three of their close friends. They break down the mission, goals, and long-term purpose of this exciting new project and what it means for preserving World War II history. But the big announcements don\u2019t stop there. Thanks to an episode we previously produced, Dennis was able to pinpoint the exact building in downtown San Antonio where Harlan Block and the Wesley Co. Eight underwent their induction ceremony into the United States Marine Corps. After discussing the discovery with the current building owner, the owner has decided to officially designate it as a historical landmark. Even better\u2014Jeff and Dennis are thrilled to announce a major celebration event planned for February to present this landmark to the world. All this, plus plenty more stories, updates, and conversations from the whole crew. Don\u2019t miss this one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on *The What\u2019s the Scuttlebutt Podcast*, Don, Jeff, and Dennis are finally all back together, and there\u2019s a lot to catch up on. Jeff kicks things off by filling Don and Dennis in on the three most recent air shows he\u2019s participated in, sharing behind-the-scenes details of setting up his Living History Display. He also gives us an inside look at his brand-new Living History Display trailer\u2014complete with space to safely transport his Willys Jeep to events. Then the guys celebrate some truly huge news: the official formation of &#8220;Conservators of the Greatest Generation&#8221;, a new non-profit organization out of Texas created by Jeff, Dennis, and three of their close friends. They break down the mission, goals, and long-term purpose of this exciting new project and what it means for preserving World War II history. But the big announcements don\u2019t stop there. Thanks to an episode we previously produced, Dennis was able to pinpoint the exact building in downtown San Antonio where Harlan Block and the Wesley Co. Eight underwent their induction ceremony into the United States Marine Corps. After discussing the discovery with the current building owner, the owner has decided to officially designate it as a historical landmark. Even better\u2014Jeff and Dennis are thrilled to announce a major celebration event planned for February to present this landmark to the world. All this, plus plenty more stories, updates, and conversations from the whole crew. Don\u2019t miss this one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-episode"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3686,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3685\/revisions\/3686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}