[Jeanette-Marie Mirich] The Helmet
My father thought sideways. It happens. Probably stemmed from the shrapnel imbedded in his head at a hillside in Italy.
[Linda Thompson] At What Price Freedom?
Today marks the 79th anniversary of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that propelled our nation into history’s bloodiest war. Looking back, I have to say stories from WWII have captivated me from an early age—probably from the day I first picked up The Diary of Anne Frank in school. I also remember…
[Linda Thompson] Reflections on V-J 75 and WWII’s End: Why Is America Worth Preserving?
Reinforcements wade ashore at Saipan, June 1944 Today marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of a momentous occasion. When the Emperor of Japan announced his nation’s surrender on August 15, 1945, the deadliest war in history finally drew to a close. And yet, given the challenges we face in the here and now, I am concerned this…
[Linda Thompson] Honoring Charles McGee and the Tuskegee Airmen
For Juneteenth, let’s honor outstanding American Charles McGee and reflect on the legacy of WWII’s tenacious Tuskegee Airmen, who fought and won a pitched battle against prejudice.
[Linda Thompson] The Three Sentences That Made Me a Writer
“Eventually, the woman confessed—her fiancé had been killed during the war, and she’d first gone to the rally for revenge. She was going to assassinate him. His words, remarkably, had touched her deeply, and… now she was a Christian.” The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid by Craig Nelson (New York: Penguin…
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