History of Memorial Day: Why We Fight
MEMORIAL DAY: WHY WE FIGHTThe world is different than it was even a few years ago as we celebrate Memorial Day. We now are fighting a war, and we now remember why we fight. The History Channel re-runs...
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MEMORIAL DAY: WHY WE FIGHTThe world is different than it was even a decade ago as we celebrate Memorial Day. We now are fighting a war, and we now remember why we fight. The History Channel re-runs the...
View ArticleHistory of the Liberation of Dachau: April 29, 1945. Part 1
HISTORY OF THE LIBERATION OF DACHAU: APRIL 29, 1945. Part 1I remember what my father had told me of his involvement in the liberation of Dachau shortly before he died 40 years ago. Some of his war...
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Dachau GateHISTORY OF THE LIBERATION OF DACHAU: APRIL 30, 1945. Part 2In Part 1 I discussed the Nazi Concentration Camps and the initial movement of US Army divisions into Dachau.The CampAs my father...
View ArticleHistory of the Liberation of Dachau: Present Day. Part 3
HISTORY OF THE LIBERATION OF DACHAU: Present Day. Part 3In Part 1 I discussed the Nazi Concentration Camps and Dachau. In Part 2 I talk about my father’s involvement in the liberation as part of the...
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John PetroMEMORIAL DAY: WHY WE FIGHTThe world is different than it was almost two decades ago as we celebrate Memorial Day. Presently we have troops in countries that we didn’t have then, and after...
View ArticleHistory of the Liberation of Dachau — a Personal Reflection
Rainbow Division plaque, Dachau gatehouseHISTORY OF THE LIBERATION OF DACHAU, a Personal ReflectionOn April 29, 1945, 75 years ago, toward the end of World War II, the Allies captured and liberated...
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