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Saturday was a day to remember. August 6th 1945 was the first time an atomic weapon was used in war. For the Japanese military and citizenry it was a terrible day of death and destruction. For America it was a day that began the end of war. The decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and [...] Continue reading Hiroshima I’m going do a series of personal “whys” for this post. I don’t have the answers to any of the “why’s” I question, but it seems from my advanced age prospective that there ought to have been some answers forthcoming both long ago and immediately. Why is it that cars and trucks that are rounding [...] Continue reading Whys? So many of us were able to enjoy the weekend and today Memorial Day is a bonus day of delight, barbeques, picnics along with family/friend gatherings. In my youth, Memorial Day was different. It was a day of remembrance, honor and appreciation of those who died in the service to our nation. We had our [...] Continue reading There Once Was A Memorial Day I received a note from a reader in Japan the other day and it reminded me of the dynamics of change. I remember as a kid growing up during World War two and reciting hateful rhymes against the Japanese and in particular Emperor Hirohito. We were at war and our fathers and uncles were in [...] Continue reading The Omnipresence of Change It is right to honor those who serve this country. It is right to have this day of public appreciation. It is right to acknowledge in ceremony, and song, in words and prayer, the special gifts each veteran contributes to freedom, and liberty, democracy. To each veteran today, America says thank you for your gift [...] Continue reading Veterans Day Yesterday I wrote about things that bothered me. Today’s thoughts are things that I wonder about. I wonder how all the flat stones are doing that I skipped in ponds and lakes when I was kid. A kid bonds with a good flat skipping stone when a pond is nearby. I used to get seven [...] Continue reading I Wonder… It is an anniversary tomorrow. A terrible remembrance of sacrifice and courage. It is D-day, June 6th, the storming of the beaches in Normandy, France in an operation called “Overlord”. I was there on the June 6th, 1999 anniversary with six veterans who had not been back since they fought and crawled on those beaches [...] Continue reading D-Day On this day Nov. 20, 1945, 24 Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. Some thoughts on remembering Nuremberg. Sixty three years ago the victorious powers of World War Two created the Nuremberg trials in order to bring Nazi war criminals to justice. It was the first time [...] Continue reading Nuremberg Trials I read that Google was going to archive 10-millions Life Magazine photos from the 1860’s to the present. I clicked on the link and found an astounding number of photos already in a categorized collection. I sifted through some from the Civil War and into the 1880’s, but then the 1910 category caught my attention [...] Continue reading Uncle Jack |
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When The Warriors Return
Last night on my radio program we discussed Veterans Day and its ramifications of honor, horror and heroics. My radio partner is a Vietnam Vet and we invited a retired Admiral and career military officer to talk about how we as a nation have changed in the way we honor our servicemen and women. After [...]
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