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Friday, September 06, 2024

London Trip 11 - Churchill's War Room

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We arrived and got in line for tickets to the Churchill War Room Tour. We waited in line for tickets beside a couple very friendly Aussies ...

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Friday, August 04, 2023

NCL Cruise Day 2 - In Bruges - Tyne Cot Cemetary

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Our tour guide was a retired British Commonwealth War Graves Commission member, who had worked on preserving war graves throughout the worl...

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Monday, June 10, 2019

The University of Toronto Soldier's Tower

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I had a nice visit this weekend with the family in Toronto. The weather decided to be pleasant for a change, so we went for a stroll along ...

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Monday, June 08, 2015

Better Late Than Never

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It often takes quite some time for a bureaucracy to do the right by those who served it above and beyond the call. In this case it took 9...

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Medal of Honor Delayed For 96 Years May Be Awarded During Hannukah

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Recognition of a great act of heroism long delayed may happen shortly. From Fox News: A century after heroism, Jewish soldier may soon ge...

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Monday, December 19, 2011

A Classic Read - The Emma Gees

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I'm currently reading Herbert W. McBride's The Emma Gees, about his service as an American in the Canadian Army in World War I with ...

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