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Memorial Day — Have We Earned It?

Big Red Car — Mon, 29 May 2023 13:17:03 +0000

Memorial Day is the sacred day in American history when we reflect upon and honor our war dead. It is a day dedicated to those who gave their lives for our country and for us. If you are near a Federal cemetery, it is a moving experience to visit it and read the names on […]

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The Age of Freedom – Twenty-two

Big Red Car — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:13:17 +0000

The average age of the American soldiers who jumped into France or landed at Normandy was twenty-two. That includes everyone including the men running the show. Plenty of those who fought were as young as eighteen. When good confronted evil, when the flame of freedom flickered, the men sent to make it right were young. […]

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Have We Earned It?

Big Red Car — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:48:45 +0000

In three days, we will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings at Normandy, D-Day. In those landings, the Allies drove the first nails in Hitler’s coffin. Good began to triumph over evil. A year later, the war would be over in Europe and shortly thereafter in the Pacific. It was a complex undertaking […]

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