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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Visiting the Bastogne War Museum and the City

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A Sherman tank hit on the right side. Inside the tank there are holes and gouges in every surface and part.  The crew was cut to pieces w...
Sunday, October 27, 2019

Tanks Painted in Protest? As long as it's not My Tank!

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 A Sherman tank in front of the Bastogne War Museum  painted by a street artist  to honor victims of violence . In front of the mu...

Belleau Wood: Soldiers and Marines Stop a Huge German Attack in 1918

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I visited Belleau Wood in northeastern France, site of a battle unlike most of the terrible trench warfare of World War I. In Belleau...
Friday, October 25, 2019

Bicycling in Paris: the Daily Training Race

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One of the groups circling L'Hippodrome in Paris On my first full day in Europe, and the only day in Paris before leaving for battl...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

"You and Your Doctor are Crazy" says the Physical Therapist in the Next Seat

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With 90 minutes to go in the overnight flight to Europe, I spoke to the passenger in the window seat as we ate breakfast before landing...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Knee Works Well Enough to Walk: Boarding in an Hour

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Last night, I thought the sudden, painful swelling of my titanium knee could be the end of my trip.  I am still not sure how much I will ...
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Israel Trip, Day Zero: Orthopedic Urgent Care!

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My trip to Europe and Israel officially begins today, October 22, with a flight to Paris at 6:40p.m.  But at that same hour yesterday, I ...