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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Conferences and the Delight of Meeting New Friends

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I went to the 12th Annual Conference on Racism and Antisemitism at The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard Colleg...
Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Continuing my 2017 Trip Across Israel and Europe

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This map is posted on the former East-West German border  where I served as a tank commander 40 years ago. If all goes well, I wil...
Monday, September 30, 2019

Kill a Commie for Mommy: Hating the Enemy During the Cold War and Before

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On the rifle range in Basic Training in 1972 our drill sergeant  yelled, "Kill a Commie for Mommy."  Wars we lose have a ...
Thursday, September 19, 2019

In War and in Life, Love and Loss are Never Far Apart

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I wrote about this soldier ten years ago, September 2009, when I was deployed to Iraq for year with 28th Combat Aviation Brigade.  I re-read...
Friday, September 6, 2019

Chinook Landing on a Roof in Afghanistan Honored in Original Art

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On 10 November 2003 the crew of Chinook helicopter  Yankee 2-6 made this landing on a cliff in Afghanistan. Artist Larry Selman i...
Monday, September 2, 2019

Attacking NATO Allies is Stupid and Dangerous

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The Malmedy Massacre, 17 December 1944 Seventy years of peace and prosperity after centuries of nearly continuous war is an amazin...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Massive Fire Bombing of Stalingrad

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On 23 August 1942, Nazis dropped thousands of bombs and thousands more incendiary bombs on Stalingrad at the opening of their attack. ...