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Deuce Mania: Jumpers in the Door and Other Army Stories
My earliest memories were of sitting for long periods, alone in the bathroom, with dozens of picture books, and my clothes scattered on the tile floor. My routine was always remarkably complex, and...
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The Color of War: An Excerpt
For Memorial Day, we offer an excerpt from James Campbell’s moving new book “The Color of War” ♦◊♦ When the train pulled into Jacksonville, North Carolina, Edgar Lee Huff, along with four other black...
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Gramps
Ulysses remembers The details are murky. Your unit – the 8th – isn’t featured heavily in much written history. You rarely talked about your experiences. No one knew you’d won a Bronze Star for bravery...
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In Remembrance of D-Day
This June 6, Lauren Hale talks about the memorial that comes after Memorial Day. Bedford, Virginia is a slip of a town nestled beneath the Peaks of Otter, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s a...
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What Was The Most Profound Change In 75 Years? A Son Asks His Father.
Ken Goldstein and his father discuss all the changes of the past 75 years to get at the one that mattered most. We just celebrated my father’s 75th birthday. At dinner I asked him to note the most...
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93-Year-Old Veteran Determined to Vote One More Time
From George Takei’s Facebook Page Join me in honoring Frank Tanabe, a 93 year old WWII veteran who was determined to vote in what will likely be his last presidential election. Mr. Tanabe was interned...
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Is Morality Relevant? Commenter ‘The Wet One’ Responds to Tom Matlack
GMP commenter ‘The Wet One’ responds to Tom Matlack’s post ‘What Does Male Evil Look Like?’ Read Tom Matlack’s original post here. First of all, is evil gendered? Is there such a thing as “male evil”?...
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Unfinished Symphony: A Memoir Excerpt
A daughter recalls her alcoholic father’s ragged oaths, then the gentle, intelligent voice of letters he penned from the other side of the world. My father told me once, out of the blue, that he had...
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Ku Klux Klan On a Recruiting Drive in Georgia
Why is the KKK on a push for new members now, of all times? Good news for First Amendment fans: America’s oldest and most famous domestic terrorist organization is once again serving as a test case...
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VA Approves First Same-Sex Couple to be Buried in a National Cemetery
Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian said, “I knew that things were changing in this country.” The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday that VA Secretary Eric Shinseki has “used his...
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Honor Flight: How Spending a Day With the Greatest Generation Changed My Life
Diana Rodriguez spent one day with a veteran of World War II. And it taught her about goodness, at a time she needed it most. – 2010 was not my best year. I was going through tough times in my...
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Sir Nicholas Winton: The Man Who Saved 669 Jewish Children From Hitler
Sir Nicholas Winton has been called “one of the greatest humanitarians of out time,” for his heroic efforts to save the children of Czechoslovakia from Hitler’s Nazi invasion. The documentary “The...
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New Research Indicates the Holocaust Was Even Worse Than We Thought
The new research is completely changing our understanding of the Holocaust. A recent report released by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the research for which started 13 years ago,...
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Holocaust Survivor Uses Social Media to Search For Twin
With the help of social networking sites, Menachem Bodner is hoping to be reunited with the twin he hasn’t seen since they were liberated from Auschwitz, 68 years ago. 72-year-old Menachem Bodner has...
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Palmer Township Man Secures War Medal For Late Father — 68 Years Later
Palmer Township man secures war medal for late father – 68 years later (via Lehigh Valley Live) View full size Express-Times Photo | SUE BEYER Barry Miller didn’t know what to expect. He found the...
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“Straight men learned from gay men that physically affectionate, emotionally...
These are comments by David May and Rick on the post “For The Love Of God, Please Stop Saying ‘Bromance’“. David May said: I’m middle-aged gay and I think it’s cute that these younger men have...
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Goodwill Returns WWII Treasure to Family of Veteran
Early last week, a box of World War II medals, awards, and mementos was discovered at a Missouri Goodwill; the owner’s family was overwhelmed to hear that they would be returned home. Rob Scanlon,...
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Oldest Living WWII Veteran Reflects on the Four Years He Spent in the South...
Even at 107 years old, the memories of war are still sharp. Born in 1906, Richard Overton is now 107 years old and the oldest living WWII vet in the US. As KVUE’s Quita Culpepper reports: There are...
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85 Year Old Finally Walks at Graduation
Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29 68 years after his high school graduation, George Whalen finally received his diploma. George Whalen missed his graduation in 1945 because he was...
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British Officials May Consider Bill to Pardon Gay WWII Codebreaker Alan...
Officials within the British government have indicated they would support a bill to pardon the legendary World War II codebreaker Alan Turing posthumously. Turing committed suicide in 1954 after being...
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