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Why I Teach History and Why You Should Care
Historians are storytellers who, through captivating writing, construct narratives of the past using various sources, methodologies, and statistics. They don’t merely dust off old archives and declare what happened from these. Historians have a dynamic […]
Service & Dedication of Jose Garcia Acosta, A Disabled American Veteran
CLOUDS OF HEROES with all my respect, GSMC (SW) Jose G. Acosta United States Navy D.A.V.
Returning God to America’s Story: American Statesman Blog Talk Radio
In the bustling world of American media, voices advocating for the education and empowerment of the nation’s youth sometimes shine less brightly than others. However, on a recent segment of American Statesman Blog Talk Radio, […]
The Jerry Russell Civil War Preservation Memorial Award – General Ulysses S. Grant
General Grant, “I take a great deal of pride (with an equal dose of humility) to bring to your attention this award given me by the West […]
Let it Be Christmas
Written by Doug Todd, USMC, 63-67
First National Day of Thanksgiving
First National Day of Thanksgiving on Thursday, December 18, 1777
It’s silly and sentimental of me, but the Cape Cod Patriotic Flash Mob brought tears; because I still remember so many past Independence Days, exactly like that. Think “Boston Pops” (by the Charles River); think Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, and thoughts of my old high school band!! Oh, my – -the fun ones to watch were the Delta Flight Attendants, in Atlanta doing a neat song and dance routine and the DIA Flash Mob – -doing the Jitterbug, the Black Bottom, you-name-it and doing a great job of it, too! And some of the military proposals – -well, just watch them; it’ll do your heart so much good! Hope everyone had a safe and patriotic 4th of July!