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Content below was originally posted May 26, 2008 … There is this problem of the soldiers who died fighting for the losing side. What to make of these Confederate soldiers who died so their rich neighbors could keep their slaves? They are just as brave as the Union troops, often fighting with less food, weapons and clothing. The modern side to this dilemma is the Vietnam Vet. Often drafted, sent to fight a war which few wanted, these brave soldiers have been dumped on. While the war did not end well, they are every bit as valiant as those who fought in other conflicts.
Content below was originally posted May 29, 2009 … Fort Campbell had a problem with soldiers committing suicide. The commander of the 101st Airborne Division is a take charge type, Brig. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend. He, in so many words, ordered the soldiers to stop killing themselves. “If you don’t remember anything else I say in the next five or 10 minutes, remember this — suicidal behavior in the 101st on Fort Campbell is bad. It’s bad for soldiers, it’s bad for families, bad for your units, bad for this division and our army and our country and it’s got to stop now. Suicides at Fort Campbell have to stop now.”
Consider the teenage abstinence program. The poster girl is Bristol Palin, the same Bristol who fornicated in her parents house. The same Bristol who had her baby, and broke up with the babydaddy, with numerous hard feelings. Some people find this not real. And who is caring for baby Tripp while Mama Bristol talks up abstinence? … In the past 16 years, Bristol has had many excellent adventures. Today she is a real estate agent, and found a check in the mail. It was a reality check. When he took it to the bank, it was rejected for having insufficient funds.
Content below was originally posted May 21, 2009 … “Victory Day“ is celebrated in Russia on May 9. This is the end of the war with Germany in 1945. The Soviet Union lost over 20 million people in that war. The United States, which fought on two fronts, lost 400 thousand, almost all military. The Soviets lost millions of civilians. World War Two was largely fought on Soviet soil. The Nazis killed, and killed, and killed some more. The only thing to stop them was to kill back, which the Soviets did.
All the countries that participated in World War Two suffered, but none quite like the Soviets.
In Ukraine, the Germans were initially greeted as liberators. Once Ukraine got to know the Germans, they saw the need to resist. The Western Front, started on D Day, forced the Germans to divert troops from the Russian War. The United States gave arms and supplies to the Soviets. However, it was the Soviet people who did the heavy lifting in that war. The allies probably would not have won without them. … I grew up in Georgia (American), roughly one hundred years after the War Between the States. Atlanta was the scene of some heavy fighting.
The impact of having a war fought on your home turf is much greater than fighting across an ocean. I look at the impact a 19th century war had on his home, and can only imagine what impact a much bloodier, more recent war, would have on Russia. After the hot war came the cold war. The Soviet Union was our enemy, and the excuse to maintain a large military. Many of the contributions made by the Soviets in the struggle against Germany have been forgotten. People seem to forget the hundreds of thousands of German civilians killed by American air raids. … Pictures today are from The Library of Congress. Arthur Siegel took the social media picture in August 1942. “Interlochen, Michigan. National music camp where 300 or more young musicians study symphonic music for eight weeks each summer. Girls waiting to catch large rubber ball”