Conclusion - If You Build It, They Will Come

Conclusion - If You Build It, They Will Come

One of the most popular movies of the late 1980's was the Kevin Costner's film Field of Dreams.

Costner's character Ray Kinsella is walking through his cornfield and hears a mysterious voice saying "If you build it, he will come." It is often misquoted as "If you build it, they will come."



He has a vision to plow under a fair size of his cornfield and replace it with a full size baseball field, complete with lights. His crazy move has his neighbors worried and he takes a financial hit to do it. He is at risk of losing his farm.



Nevertheless, his dream comes true when ghosts of long dead baseball players emerge from his cornfield to play baseball on his field.



Stories Behind the Stars is a 21st Century Field of Dreams.

One man had a dream that everyone of the 421,000 US WWII fallen should have their stories remembered forever. He left his career to chase this dream alone, but soon had hundreds of people helping him.

Now thanks to the help of what will soon to be thousands of additional volunteers, these US WWII fallen ghosts are emerging from the cornfield.

Thanks for helping to Build It.

They Will Come.

STAR CORPS-FOLD3 Boot Camp 2024 Version

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SBTS Organization

  • The Stories Behind the Stars Organization4

Starting Boot Camp

  • Intro to STAR Corps Boot Camp Version 20251
  • Read a Well-Written Story1
  • STAR Corps Facebook Page8

Boot Camp Requirements

  • Browser & System Requirements2
  • Free or Paid Access?2
  • Create a BASIC Fold3 Account4
  • Nord VPN Overview 4
  • Stories Behind The Stars Partnership Token
  • How to Quick Guides

Lesson 1 - Finding A Name

  • Finding Names to Write About8
  • Check for an existing story on Fold3.1
  • Has the story already been written? Video2

Lesson 2 - Where To Find Material

  • Top 5 Resources for Story Material1
  • Other Newspaper Options4
  • Useful WWII Research Sites1

Lesson 3 - What To Include In The Story

  • Short Story or Long?3
  • Add a Photo - Enhance a Photo7

Lesson 4 - Story Outline Format

  • SBTS Outline for a Story

Lesson 5 - Saving Your Story

  • A Brief Check List
  • How to obtain the instructions to install the SBTS Token/Seal.
  • Saving a Story to Fold31
  • Fold3 FACTS Sheet -Did you forget anything?
  • Access STAR Corps stories using Apps on a Smart device

Lesson 6 - Quality Review Of Stories

  • Making Good Stories Better
  • Doing a Self Review of Your Fold3 Memorial1
  • Checking Quality of All Stories

Lesson 7 - Details of Medals and Citations

  • Identifying Purple Heart Recipients
  • Awards for Valor
  • Finding Missing Photos of the Fallen

Lesson 8 - REVIEW & REFERENCE GUIDE TO FOLD3 How to guides & Help Sheets

  • FOLD3-MEMORIAL-FACTS-GUIDE-SHEET also in Lesson 5
  • Add the SBTS Token to Make your story count toward the 421,000 total
  • I can't ADD the SBTS Partnership Token!
  • Creating a New Memorial or Adding to an existing Memorial
  • How to ADD PHOTOS to the GALLERY
  • How to ADD missing AWARDS
  • Branch Officers
  • Roster of the Dead
  • "V" Designation of a Veteran on FindAGrave
  • Quick Check for a TWS Memorial - no password necessary!2
  • WWII Research Sites2

Conclusion - A Field of Dreams

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