Veteran AF

Veteran of four wars, four enlistments, four branches: Air Force, Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard. I am both an AF (Air Force) veteran and as Veteran AF (As Fuck)

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Saturday, July 8, 2017

The German Military Cemetery in Normandy

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The German Military Cemetery in Normandy sits beside the highway that connects Omaha Beach with the Airborne Museum in St. Mere Eglise t...

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Israel: Everyday Life with Soldiers

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Today two events convinced me that soldiers in Israel really are part of everyday life. This afternoon I stopped at a coffee shop around...

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Israeli Defense Forces: What a Democratic Army Looks Like

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The Israeli Army is what a democratic army looks like. I would have said that before setting foot in Israel, but after two train rides, t...

A Greek Born in Kazakstan, Living in Germany

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Dmitri and Bruder Timotheus at the Memorial/Museum Marking the former border between East and West Germany. Br. Timotheus was Cliff A...

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

The American Cemetery in Normandy

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Above Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, more than 9,000 United States soldiers are buried in a field of nearly 200 acres. The Crosses and ...

Monday, July 3, 2017

The Whole World in a Paris Laundromat

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I returned from the visit to Normandy with one clean pair of shorts and a shirt, bike clothes. Everything else needed to be washed. I found...

Visiting Omaha Beach on the 4th of July Weekend

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The view from the long stretch of beach up the hills above Omaha Beach. The German view down onto the beach where the Americans ...

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