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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

The Topless Shoeshine Parlor: The Draft-Era Military Really was Different

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After Basic Training, the Air Force sent me to a technical school at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado.   The base is now a comm...
Monday, February 5, 2018

The War We Won, In a Podcast

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In 1991 the Soviet Union ceased to exist. The Cold War ended. There was only one Superpower left in the world. China was still communi...
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 ...