Memorial Day has come and gone … and suddenly, it’s just about to be Independence Day. No one had time to take their flags down. If we want to know just how many wars we have had, count the number… Read More ›
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TODAY IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY – Marilyn Armstrong
You sure wouldn’t know it by what’s on television. Not a single movie, documentary or anything. We watched “Oh, What a Lovely War” with a chaser of “The Americanization of Emily.” Garry scoured the listings, but no channel is showing… Read More ›
FLAGS AND FLOWERS BLOOMING – Marilyn Armstrong
On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day The cemetery is in the center of the town, across from the dam and just a hundred or so yards from the river itself. It’s up on a hill, so it never floods, even… Read More ›
FROM D-DAY TO V-E DAY: TRUE GLORY FROM THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM – Marilyn Armstrong
From the Imperial War Museum Official Collection The True Glory: From D-Day to V-E Day (1945) The movie’s title is taken from a letter of Sir Francis Drake “There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing… Read More ›
COLLATERAL DAMAGE: D-DAY’S 72nd ANNIVERSARY
Memorial Day has come and gone. We brought out the barbecue and flipped a few burgers. Today, along with many other countries, we observe the anniversary of D-Day, a day to honor our military heroes, war veterans, and all soldiers living and dead. War is more than… Read More ›
MANCHAUG D-DAY 2015
June 6th came and went and there was nothing in the news, nothing on television, nothing on Facebook. I guess remembering D-Day is a bit too old-fashioned for modern media. The next day, when we went to Manchaug, we were happy to… Read More ›
TODAY IS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY
You sure wouldn’t know it by what’s on television. Not a single movie, documentary or anything at all. We watched “Oh, What a Lovely War” with a chaser of “The Americanization of Emily.” Garry scoured the listings, but no channel is showing… Read More ›
TRUE GLORY: THE REAL WAR – FROM D-DAY TO V-E DAY
From the Imperial War Museum Official Collection The True Glory: From D-Day to V-E Day (1945) The movie’s title is taken from a letter of Sir Francis Drake “There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing… Read More ›
