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  • Memorial Day

    05/23/2020 8:04:40 AM PDT · by Peter W. Kessler · 30 replies
    Myself | 5/23/2020 | Peter W. Kessler
    Just a few thoughts on Memorial Day Weekend
  • Market Garden (Michael Yon)(Great story & photos)

    10/13/2009 7:34:52 PM PDT · by nuconvert · 11 replies · 1,040+ views
    -excerpt- A world away from Afghanistan, over in Holland, was approaching the 65th anniversary of the allied liberation from Nazi occupation, and I had been invited to attend by James “Maggie” Megellas. Maggie, who had fought his way through Holland and is today remembered there as a hero, is said to be the most decorated officer in the history of the 82nd Airborne Division. Now 92, Maggie has recently spent about two months tooling around the battlefields of Afghanistan, and though it would be an honor to finally meet him, there was the matter of extracting myself from Kandahar City...
  • Text of President Bush's speech Saturday in Margraten

    05/10/2005 10:25:00 AM PDT · by knighthawk · 2 replies · 307+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | May 10 2005 | The Associated Press
    Text of President Bush's speech Saturday in Margraten, The Netherlands, as released by the White House. Your Majesty; Mr. Prime Minister; Mr. Mayor; distinguished officials of The Netherlands; veterans and their families, including the 104th Infantry Division, known as the Timberwolves; the unit of Harold B. Welch -- my father-in-law, the father of First Lady Laura Bush -- Congressman Hoekstra; General Jones, General Franks; Superintendent Schwind; fellow Americans and friends: On this peaceful May morning we commemorate a great victory for liberty, and the thousands of white marble crosses and Stars of David underscore the terrible price we pay for...