By early March, battle-weary Marines had captured Iwo Jima’s two remaining airfields and reached the northern shoreline, effectively splitting the island in half. The surviving Japanese troops were severely outnumbered, and many had gone days without water. Nevertheless, very few surrendered. “...
In January 1950, when aid to South Korea was up for renewal the US House defeated the bill, thereby cutting off all aid to South Korea. The fate of Korean aid had become intertwined with the desire by many Americans to get on with the business of their own lives. Having survived both ...
Many mothers/grandmothers are going through similar realities each with their unique set of situations. Talking and being vulnerable with one another is part of the healing process – as we can tell by reading your chats. Knowing that you are not alone helps in accepting the outcome of your ...
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In February 1915, Germany announced the start of unrestricted submarine warfare in which all vessels, even merchant ships from neutral countries,would be sunk without warningin a war zone around Great Britain. The idea that submarines would attack merchant ships had been dismissed by many Britons,...
While many are young adults, others are middle-aged or even children. Yet the personal loss aspect of suicide bomber mentality holds true. They may be willing to die for their cause, but how do they rationalize murdering innocent civilians? Many, though not all, terrorists exhibit a lack ...
I have had some interesting correspondence with Lewis Lawes, who was warden of New York's infamous Sing Sing prison for many years, on this subject, and he declared that “few of the criminals in Sing Sing regard themselves as bad men. They are just as human as you and I. So they ra...
US officials, however, used the hostage-taking of Americans in Lebanon to justify the sale of weapons, arguing they would facilitate the release of the hostages. Oliver North, a colonel in the US Marines and member of the National Security Council at the White House, became the face of ...
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the U.S. is doing better recognizing and treating these wounded warriors. But less well known are millions more who are in need but remain hidden. They are the children living with injured veterans. In a profound sense, PTSD can be contagious. Many children have bec...