Posts Tagged ‘World War 2’
Ron Paul: He’d refuse to involve the United States in suppressing the Holocaust
To be fair, this is a hypothetical question – plus hindsight brings us information we’re unable to ignore – but the answer may be of interest to voters. Jeff Shapiro writes today on Big Government that he asked current presidential candidate and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) if he would have sent American troops to Germany during…
Read MoreWeekend Read: Maps and Shadows – Soviet deportation of 1.5 million Polish civilians during WW2
A small bit of promotion for a friend. Krysia Jopek grew up in Windsor, Connecticut and her father was one of 1.5 million Polish civilians who were taken from their homes by the Soviets in the winter of 1940 and transported to Siberia to work in labor camps. World War II had started with the…
Read MoreD-Day Remembered
Sixty-seven years ago almost 185,000 troops landed by air and sea to start the most difficult liberation in modern times. The youngest of those men – boys really – were only 16 or 17, and if they survived and are still with us they are in their early-80s now. Hundreds of those brave men die…
Read MoreRetired master chief slams Obama in letter to the editor
Retired World War II Navy Master Chief Bos’n Mate Harold Estes wrote a letter to President Obama and it’s gone semi-viral on the Internet, with many wondering if it was fake. A Hawaii TV station headed to Pearl Harbor to find the master chief, and learn a bit about him.
Read MoreFlying with the Greatest Generation – P-51 Mustang
A must-watch video and the story of Jim Brooks – World War II pilot – his good friend, his grandchildren and a P-51 Mustang named February.
Read MoreMy father asks for nothing
Blogger Sippican Cottage posted a story on March 3. The beginning of the article mentions the year 2006, so it may be an older post – yet it is timeless. No comment needed from me, just read the post. Noted that Ace has posted and the article was referenced at The Corner on NRO within…
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