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Monday, June 6, 2016

How the Military Draft Works--Just in Case it Comes Back

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Today is the 72nd Anniversary of D-Day, the biggest amphibious invasion in world history.  The brave men who fought and died that day wer...
Sunday, June 5, 2016

Dad's Biggest Payday Ever Thanks to Muhammed Ail

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My Dad was a soldier during World War 2 and a middleweight boxer before the war.  After the War he went to work for a chain of grocery st...
Saturday, June 4, 2016

History Made Wonderful! Podcast Review: The History of Rome

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At a recent meeting, the group leader gave us some “get-to-know-you” questions.   One was “What’s your favorite group/singer and your fa...
Friday, June 3, 2016

Re-Enlisting In a Parade: Army Love

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In the early 80s, I was a tank commander in the 68th Armor, a reserve unit in Reading, Pa.  We trained at Fort Indiantown Gap, but had a c...
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Who Hates Amish and Mennonites? World War II Veterans and their Families

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When I moved to Lancaster County in 1980 to go to college, I was surprised to find people who hated the Amish and Mennonites .  Who co...
Saturday, May 28, 2016

For Most Countries, At Most Times, People Looked at Military Service with Dread

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C.S. Lewis , best known for The Chronicles of Narnia  served in World War I in the British Army.  He was a citizen of Northern Ireland an...
Friday, May 27, 2016

Army, Adoption, Racing and Faith: Don’t Start Unless You Are Ready to Suffer

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Beginning in 1971, Army recruiters advertised “Be All You Can Be” to pitch enlisting in the Army.   They used just five words with thirte...