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Showing posts with label World War II. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World War II. Show all posts
Friday, May 7, 2021

May 9: Victory Day for Russia, Crash Day for Me

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  In Russia, May 9 is Victory Day, the annual celebration of defeating the Nazis in World  War II.  I am happy to celebrate dead and defeate...
Monday, November 2, 2020

Captain George Gussman on Motivating Americans

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1st Lieutenant George Gussman, US Army, 1943 My Dad, George Gussman, grew up in Boston. He was the fourth of six sons of a Russian Jewish co...
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Friday, November 15, 2019

The Malmedy Massacre: Nazis Kill 84 American Prisoners of War

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After visiting the Bastogne War Museum in Belgium, I drove northeast to the Baugnez crossroads, site of the Malmedy Massacre.  On December 1...
Monday, January 29, 2018

Boris Libman: The Terrible Life of a Soviet Hero

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The phrase "No good deed goes unpunished" is of uncertain origin, but certainly applies to the Soviet soldier and chemist Bori...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

It's Not Just Me: Rejected by the Allentown Morning Call

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Today one of my public affairs colleagues complained that he has sent stories for years to the Allentown Morning Call and they never pick u...
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Big Day for Russia--Bad Date for Me

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The biggest holiday on the calendar in Russia and many other former Soviet States is May 9.  These countries celebrate the Soviet victory...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Movie Review: "Burnt by the Sun"

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Tonight my sons and I went to see the 1994 Russian movie "Burnt by the Sun" on campus.  Like a Greek Tragedy all the action...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

More Snow on the Way? Armor Still Looks Good

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This weekend began with snow all over Fort Indiantown Gap, including the Armor displayed at the main intersection.  Armor looks good in the ...
Saturday, January 10, 2015

Politics and Freedom in "Fury"

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This morning I was reading Hannah Arendt's "The Promise of Politics" on freedom and leadership.  Politics, Arendt says, shoul...
Saturday, January 3, 2015

French Soldier in Afghanistan Writes About His Admiration for American Soldiers

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The article below was sent to me by my friend Julian Richter.  It's a real tribute to American soldiers.  Here is the link , but I am pa...