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"The Wind Beneath Their Wings"
Stopping by her elderly father's home in West Philly, to look in on him one day in 1995, as was her habit, my sister in law happened to answer the telephone. The man on the other end of the line had been... Tribute To All Who Return from Adversity Even Stronger
I struggled this year to find an appropriate essay for Independence Day, the 4th of July. Then this morning God sent me into the arms and the mind of Frank.Frank was a U.S. Navy Seaman aboard USS Phoenix on December 7, 1941 when the U.S. Navy was attacked on a... Colonel Bud Day: "Hanoi Hilton" Vet Awarded Medal of Honor
By John E. CareyFor The Washington TimesFor Veterans’ Day November 11, 2006 George E. “Bud” Day served the United States through three wars. After quitting High School he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for World War II. He served 30 months in the South... Japanese Warship Visits China For First Time Since World War II
China is preparing for guests. The guests are the sailors of Japan’s Navy. No warship from Japan has visited China since World war II. And memories of World War II still haunt the relationship between these asian neighbors. In China, Japan is viewed as a... Unexploded Bomb in East London.
""The bomb is lodged in the Prescott Channel. It was discovered on Monday and has taken five days to be made safe. Sources suggest that the exclusion zone asked by the army bomb disposal team was not granted, and...Normandy Invasion Remembered
Sixty-four years ago, 156,000 troops — including many black soldiers like the ones shown above — landed on the Normandy coast of France in the largest invasion force in history. They moved upon the “Order of...President Must Know How to Execute a Strike
Believe it or not, a comparison of two games of bowling might make the decision-making process a bit easier for Americans still trying to decide between Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama and his Republican rival John McCain.The first game, during which Obama...Gore Ranks Environmentalists Above Soldiers
Though support for Al Gore’s crusade against human-caused global warming has waned with each passing month, the former vice president is still out and about touting his brand of environmental snake oil. In addition, he’s added something else to his repertoire: Slapping... Philippines Marks 65th Anniversary of Fall of Bataan
The Philippines commemorates today the 65th anniversary of the fall of Bataan in World War II, contemporarily known as Araw ng Kagitingan or "Day of Valor"."Today marks the 65th anniversary of the fall of Bataan.... Charlton Heston Dies at 84
Charlton Heston died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., after suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for several years. Lydia, his wife of 64 years, was said to have been by his side at the time of his... Army, Navy, Airforce & Marines, Asking for Billions More Dollars
OPINION PIECE:Surprise, surprise, the armed services are complaining that the monies set aside for them during 2008 is simply not enough.The Army was allocated $141 billion for 2009, however with their hands out... Russian Bombers Intercepted Over the U.S. Today
Here we go again.This could be the beginning of another Cold War."MOSCOW - NATO forces sent jets to escort two Russian long-range air force bombers patrolling neutral skies near Alaska on Wednesday, Russian news... HMAS Sydney Wreckage Found
AUSTRALIAN PM KEVIN RUDD announces wreckage of HMAS Sydney, sunk off the West Australian coast during World War II, has been found. Sydney's entire crew of 645 went down with the ship in the Indian Ocean in...Navy Sailors Lost In 1940 Honored
It was a fight to the finish with a German U-Boat in 1940. HMS Hunter lost. Every man in her crew was lost without ceremony. She was one of two British vessels sunk during the first Battle of Narvik in the opening stages of World War II. On Saturday,... Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams is Right on Boeing Snub
Yesterday, the Pentagon announced it has chosen a bid from Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, which is based in France, instead of the KC-767 Advanced Tanker from Boeing, which is...
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