Tag: war
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Heroes Count The Cost
Veterans Day was yesterday. A day of special recognition for us growing up, we always got the day off school. Many of our parents had chosen to fight in wars because patriotism was a high value, taught to and caught by us kids. Freedom was a topic of great pride and appreciation in our family.…
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Give Me Tomorrow
When asked by a Life magazine photojournalist what he most wished for, an American soldier in the Korean War responded with: “Give me tomorrow”. In a war that America wasn’t ready for, this was the heart of those who fought for the freedom of South Korea. They were up against unbelievable odds, but their commitment…
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Who Am I Really?
I love those ads for Ancestry.com where people find out the specifics of their heritage. It’s fascinating how we’re often not what we thought we were. Being in Prague, Czech Republic for a week gave me a little insight into my ancestry. Mom is a full-blooded Czech. Which makes me half Czech. On Dad’s side,…
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When Conflict Is The Conversation
I’ve been in Prague, Czech Republic for a week. I missed the hoopla. Darn. I went with my sister; I worked on team building with various groups in the city while she was speaking to students and business people. The folks we were around were from all walks of life. The cultural differences…
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When Memories Mix With Free Enterprise
When I was a child, I thought I knew the significance of Memorial Day. Honoring dead people. Because Mom was a first-generation American, with parents from Germany, she faithfully carried on the tradition of visiting the grave sites of family who’d passed on. Not just those who died in war. Cemeteries creeped me out. Little…
