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saving lincoln (kansas) one house at a time
Lincoln, Kansas intersection of West lincoln avenue and south 4th street a new direction I'm starting the New Year by taking my blog in a new direction. If you've read earlier blog entries, you know I've focused on America's wars. But it's time for a change and...
the vietnam war: troops missing in action
POW*MIA Flag, created in 1971 Monday February 13, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of Operation Homecoming - the name used by the U. S. government - to describe the start of the return of American POWs after years of captivity in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and...
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival
https://wyoarts.state.wy.us/call-for-entries-11th-annual-veterans-creative-arts-festival/ The veterans administration Over the years the Veterans Administration has been criticized for many things including inadequate health care, unnecessary and excessive spending,...
July 4th, 2022
For this July 4th, 2022, I thought I'd share with you some material I found in the June 28 and July 5, 1918 issues of the Stars and Stripes, France. But before I do, let me tell you a little bit about The Stars and Stripes. The first issue was published on November 9,...
in tribute to a wwii army air force pilot
David Moyer Hammer a tribute to a WWII Army Air Force Pilot In tribute to a World War Two Army Air Force pilot, I've written about David Moyer Hammer, who flew 72 combat missions and 650 combat hours over the Himalayan Mountains from India into China during World War...
My Life as a Submariner in the U.S. Navy
"The Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) makes her way into her base of operations in Scotland sometime during the Cold War. USN photo courtesy of pelicanharborsubvets.com & submitted by Bill Gonyo." http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08601.htm (accessed 1/3/22) ----------...
pearl harbor – 81 years ago
View of Pearl Harbor looking southwesterly from the hills to the northward. Taken during the Japanese raid, with anti-aircraft shell bursts overhead. Large column of smoke in lower center is from USS Arizona (BB-39). Smaller smoke columns further to the left are from...
the night they burned the kaiser — the end of WWI
The New York Times, Tuesday, November 12, 1918. https://www.newspapers.com/image/20557596/?terms=Kaiser%20burned%20in%20effigy&match=1 (accessed 11/10/2021) Armistice Day: World War I ends At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War...
we hold these truths . . . all men created equal
I ask you to join me in remembering a brave man, a colonist, Crispus Attucks, a man of African American and Native descent, who was the first casualty of the Revolutionary War in the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770.
Memorial Day 2021 – remembering Franklin Davis, Jr.
Franklin W. Davis, Jr.1 why we observe memorial Day This Memorial Day, set aside to remember the men and women who died in service to the United States,2 please join me in recognizing the service of Kansas native, Franklin W. Davis, Jr., a young man who died during...