Scouts: A holiday weekend is quickly approaching. Not only is Memorial Day the official kickoff of the summer, but it offers us the opportunity to stop and take a moment and reflect on those that have sacrificed the most while serving our country. While Veterans Day is more of a catch-all to celebrate all those…… Continue reading He Said, She Said – Recaps for 5/23/17
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Memorial Day Weekend
I wrote the following in 2016, in this site’s second season. I don’t think I can improve upon it: On November 20, 1943, a combined US Navy and Marine assault was launched on a small Pacific atoll called Tarawa. My uncle, a Marine sergeant, was part of a landing force assigned to attack via the…… Continue reading Memorial Day Weekend