On December 7 each year, even those of us who were not yet born on that day in 1941 remember it was the day Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor killing more than 2300 Americans and triggering this country’s entry into World War II. We’ve watched the awful films of devastation. We’re still moved by President […]
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D-Day Commemoration
I hope we never get too jaded or cynical to be moved by the remembrance of those who have fought—and those who have died—in service to our country, especially on this day as we celebrate the decisive victory of D-Day, 1944. This marvelous performance by the D-Day Darlings of Vera Lynn’s classic song, “There’ll Be […]
Life Lessons From A Great Dad
This was originally posted in June, 2012. I am posting it again as a tribute to my wonderful Daddy on Father’s Day. On August 24, 2013, he “slipped the surly bonds of earth” and made his Great Escape in the wee hours of the morning. What a ride he had in his 95+ years, and how grateful […]
Memorial Day: Thanks from a grateful nation
As the daughter of a WWII fighter pilot, I grew up in the 1950s, steeped in the stories of a war supported by a nation filled with patriotic fervor and fought by brave men and women with a clear enemy and worthy goals. As a young adult in the 1970s, many of my friends either […]