Posts Tagged: wwII
Feeding The World’s Hungry -This Is Who We Are
How many of us of a certain age were admonished as children to “clean their plates” at mealtime because “people were starving in Europe.” Wasting food was sinful. Images of shivering, hungry, bone-thin Belgium, French, Dutch and Polish children in
Feeding The World’s Hungry -This Is Who We Are
How many of us of a certain age were admonished as children to “clean their plates” at mealtime because “people were starving in Europe.” Wasting food was sinful. Images of shivering, hungry, bone-thin Belgium, French, Dutch and Polish children in
A Veterans Day Tradition Operation Army Jacket
What my WWII veteran father had done in the war and what the war had done to him was never clear to me. Like most men of Dad’s generation, silence was a heroic virtue. Just as the memories of the
A Veterans Day Tradition Operation Army Jacket
What my WWII veteran father had done in the war and what the war had done to him was never clear to me. Like most men of Dad’s generation, silence was a heroic virtue. Just as the memories of the
The Ghosts of Madison Square Garden Are Resurrected
In time for Halloween, the ghosts of the Goebbels’ goblins that once rallied in Madison Square Garden will be resurrected again. Madison Square Garden will once again be host to a Hitler-admiring fascist when Donald Trump brings his vitriol and
The Ghosts of Madison Square Garden Are Resurrected
In time for Halloween, the ghosts of the Goebbels’ goblins that once rallied in Madison Square Garden will be resurrected again. Madison Square Garden will once again be host to a Hitler-admiring fascist when Donald Trump brings his vitriol and
D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago
It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles
D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago
It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles
D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago
It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles
D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago
It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles
Trump to NATO Nyet
When Donald Trump encourages Russia to attack our NATO Allies there should be more than a red flag. When it comes to danger as well as derangement we are at Def Con 1. Is anyone surprised that Trump has no
Trump to NATO Nyet
When Donald Trump encourages Russia to attack our NATO Allies there should be more than a red flag. When it comes to danger as well as derangement we are at Def Con 1. Is anyone surprised that Trump has no
History According to Trump
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! With Joe Biden gearing up to bring us into WWII it’s best to start stocking up on sugar and butter, as rationing and shortages looms in our future. Those leisurely Sunday drives in
History According to Trump
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! With Joe Biden gearing up to bring us into WWII it’s best to start stocking up on sugar and butter, as rationing and shortages looms in our future. Those leisurely Sunday drives in
Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers
Our fallen soldier’s sacrifices deserve better stewardship of the country they loved. We have squandered and made a mockery of the precious American principles they fought and died for. Millions of sons and daughters did not give their lives so
Honoring Our Fallen Soldiers
Our fallen soldier’s sacrifices deserve better stewardship of the country they loved. We have squandered and made a mockery of the precious American principles they fought and died for. Millions of sons and daughters did not give their lives so
Remembrance Day
A day that I remember my mother is also a day to remember all those who perished in the Holocaust. As I remember my own mother Betty today, there is another young mother I want to honor today on Yom
Remembrance Day
A day that I remember my mother is also a day to remember all those who perished in the Holocaust. As I remember my own mother Betty today, there is another young mother I want to honor today on Yom
From GI Joe to Joe College- How The GI Bill Changed College Forever
A four-year college education was not always a right of passage upon graduating High School. Once upon a time college along with home ownership was a privilege reserved for the rich. It took a war to kick start college education
From GI Joe to Joe College- How The GI Bill Changed College Forever
A four-year college education was not always a right of passage upon graduating High School. Once upon a time college along with home ownership was a privilege reserved for the rich. It took a war to kick start college education
Envisioning The American Dream 