I have only met or heard of a few people I would deem as being cowards in the United States. In war time, medaled or not a soldier is an automatic...
This is a hard one to write more than one line. Yes. 82nd Airborne. Attached to the 195th Assault Helicopter Co. Long Bien, Vietnam. 1968-1969.
Yes.....I was there, and in some ways I still am. The "hippies." like *Gear* said, does cover a large spectrum of people. The hippie movement by...
28 November marks the anniversaries of a couple of civil war battles. The Battle of Cane Hill, Washington County, Arkansas in 1862 and the Battle of...
Everyone in the U.S. has pretty much heard about Abe Lincoln and his declaration of Thanksgiving, but only a few know that the 1st president of the...
You are looking absolutely dapper Aghart!! I normally envy no human on earth, but this time I would indeed like to be you at least for a short...
Only 148,911 to go Aghart!! I love it that you actually know the person getting the 1st poppy. And the double great is the fact that she is a vets...
I am doing some research in conjunction with one of my passions which is woodcraft. After examining some of the finishes I might use I came upon a...
Let's see. Korean forum block and the west is having Thanksgiving with Turkey and stuff. Let's have it Korean Style!! Gotta have some Kimchi. Come...
Jesus in? I guess I didn't read that part. Kate, I am sure that Tom meant Jesus Ramirez, the old ball player out of Cuba. I am equally sure that...
Dunno Tom. I am pretty much conservative and I do not necessarily love the anthology (most folks refer to the Bible as a book) called the Bible. I...
21 Nov. 2014 Today in 1817 CSA Brig. Gen. Richard Brooke Garnett was born. He would have been 197 years old today. They guy had a very "colorful"...
Howdy 6. I threw a link up there but maybe ya'll can't make it come up. According to the link the "foo" part came from a comic strip circa 1933 in...
I knew I had heard the term, but to tell the truth I couldn't put my finger on it. So, I lit up the nifty web and found Foo Fighters and immediately...
28 Oct. 2014 Yes sir, MK. It did indeed happen again, but as Kate wrote in her reply it has been resolved. Why anything had to be resolved to start...
http://www.historynet.com/the-gettysburg-address The link I posted is the address given by Everett. Not much news there but a great oration...
It is a strange thing. Today, of all days on our 365 day calendar our dear president is going to, dare I say "commemorate" one of the most...
How the heck did I do that!!! I definitely know where Gettysburg is and cannot think why I would ........?? Keystroke or no, the v is on the other...
Ah yes DL. Yet another item often forgotten in our promise of freedom. The freedom of free speech. You are free to have your take on anything your...
19 Nov. 2014 One hundred and Fifty-one years ago today in 1863 the Gettysburg Address was first spoken in Gettysburg, Va. The 272 word speech...
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