PHOTOS FROM VJ DAY IN HONOLULU 1945
The World Changed. Photos by David J. Sullivan. Copyright The Sullivan Family Trust
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VIDEO – VJ DAY IN HONOLULU
VJ Day in Honolulu If you are at least 65, I am sure you all saw the Sailor kissing on Broadway in New York , but how many have seen this? And check out the color fidelity – Nothing will ever compare with Kodachrome film. andclick on arrow — it has sound. http://vimeo.com/5645171
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A SOLDIER’S LETTER AS HE LEAVES AFGHANISTAN
The following is a letter from Ben, a soldier our group of conservative ladies have been in contact with for over a year. This is his last letter as his assignmnent in Afghanistan is over: So here I sit in Kyrgyzstan at Manas Air Base safely out of the war torn Afghanistan. I take pause
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KAGAN BANS JAG OFFICERS FROM RECRUITING AT HARVARD LAW
Washington Times ROTUNDA: Kagan’s anti-military campaign May 21, 2010 Recently, President Obama nominated former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. This appointment has drawn criticism from both the left and the right, especially from those who serve in uniform – U.S. soldiers. This criticism stems from
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AFGHANISTAN
JUNE 2, 2010 Strategy vs. Tactics in Afghanistan By ANN MARLOWE Gen. Stanley McChrystal has embraced Hamid Karzai as part of the Obama administration’s startling about-face on the Afghan president. Until recently, the Obama team seemed to understand that Mr. Karzai was “not an adequate strategic partner,” in the well-chosen words of our ambassador (and
MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCES
I just wanted to get the day over with and go down to Smokey’s. Sneaking a look at my watch, I saw the time, 1655. Five minutes to go before the cemetery gates are closed for the day. Full dress was hot in the August sun. Oklahoma summertime was as bad as ever–the heat and
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Audie Murphy’s Widow – A Great Lady
Pamela Murphy, widow of WWII hero and actor, Audie Murphy, died peacefully at her home on April 8, 2010. She was the widow of the most decorated WWII hero and actor, Audie Murphy, and established her own distinctive 35 year career working as a patient liaison at the Sepulveda Veterans Administration hospital, treating every veteran
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Video A Homecoming
A Video of our soldiers coming home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkGzqpGx1KU
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Book Review – The Story of the Navy Pilots Who Flew The Deadly Skies Over Korea
BOOK REVIEW: Real story of air war over Korea May 4, 2010 THE WASHINGTON TIMES SUCH MEN AS THESE: THE STORY OF THE NAVY PILOTS WHO FLEW THE DEADLY SKIES OVER KOREA By David Sears Da Capo Press, $25, 335 pages Reviewed by Vice Admiral Robert F. Dunn David Sears has assembled a fascinating reprise
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China Poised to Challenge America in Pacific
MAY 17, 2010 Farewell to America’s China Station By MARK HELPRIN Excerpt from article: ” None of this was ever a historical inevitability. Rather, it is the fault of the American people and the governments they have freely chosen. Perhaps five or 10 years remain in which to accomplish a restoration, but only with a
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