Our pastor has created a Veterans' Memorial in the parish cemetary. Today, there was a ceremony dedicating this Memorial. It was very well attended-about 400 or 500 people, from what I could tell. I took some pictures, but am having technical problems with posting them. I felt my father's presence with me as I stood … Continue reading Veterans’ Day 2022
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A Veterans Day Tribute 11 NOV 2020
It's still November 11th 2020 in the eastern US, so I wanted to say Thank You to ST, and all our veterans here at Unleashed! - across the services and around the world - with a video I just watched. It's a musical tribute by "The President's Own" US Marine Band (featuring Gary Sinise). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ3vQSTBYPc&feature=em-lbrm
Peleliu, Part Two
The first thing you must understand about The Battle of Peleliu is that the Japanese knew that they could never win it. Victory was never possible, and was never their intention.The Japanese believed that, "if they killed sufficiently huge numbers of the enemy before they themselves were killed, the Americans would eventually sicken of the … Continue reading Peleliu, Part Two
Peleliu, Part One
Most Americans have heard of the Battles of Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal, but Peleliu is referred to as "the forgotten battle." This post is the first part of a book review of "To The Far Side Of Hell, The Battle for Peleliu, 1944." It is my hope that by writing this review, I can do … Continue reading Peleliu, Part One