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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Sunday, February 4, 2018

Immigration and Surviving The Holocaust in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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On the eve of World War in the late 1930s, the original "America First" campaign turned away thousands of Jews who came to Ame...

Who Fights Our Wars? "Doc" Dreher, Blackhawk Pilot

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Darren "Doc" and Kate Dreher at the Aviation Ball Through Facebook, I just saw that a friend I deployed with in 2009-10 is...

Thursday, February 1, 2018

When is an Old Soldier Really Old?

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Young People, whatever their age, take needless, thrilling risks A 58-year-old retired sergeant major I served with in the 70th Armo...

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...

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Talking About the Holocaust After Charlottesville "Unite the Right" Rally

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Nazi and Confederate flags fly together in Charlottesville, Va. How do you talk about the Holocaust? Sadly, the events of 2017 gave ...

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

"Don't Judge Me!"

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The drill sergeant is judging the soldier in front of him. "Don't Judge Me!" was a phrase I heard more and more often i...

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

My Dad, Estee Lauder and Dietrich Bohoeffer

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In recent months I have immersed myself in my past in a way I have never done before. For a couple of months I have been writing about my l...

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