Heroes
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8301, not just a number or mathematical equation. 8301 sacrifices made for the freedom of others. 8301 young lives ended by violence 8301 heroes 8301 reasons why we should never forget what hate,ignorance and intolerance can do. 8301. although a large number it is only a small percentage of the overall sacrifices made. 8301 men
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I started this website and my blogs to find answers. Answers to how exactly my paternal Grandfather died. all I know is that he died during WWII when he was serving with the Dutch military and that he died early om in the war. But the circumstances how he died are somewhat vague,so I have
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The one group that often gets overseen in WWII stories are the medics. There are some books and movies about them, but if you put in the bigger scheme of WWII things it is a small percentage. Yet they are the ones who would run into the battlefield, sometimes unarmed, to pick up the wounded.
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Angelo P. Marcaletti and Charles James Jr, who were they? To be honest I don’t know who they were. However I do know they both lived in New Philadelphia,Ohio, and they both had attended the Dover High school in Tuscarawas County,Ohio. I also know they were buddies when they both were inducted to the US
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2,335 service men & 68 civilians killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Those two numbers,2,335 & 68, are just statistics and mean nothing without the stories behind them. For none of these casualties were just numbers. They were someone’s son,father,husband,wife, daughter and sister each of them heroes. These are just the stories of 2
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A white cross made of marble or wood is all that is there to remember you by. Unknown, known but to God The fate that awaited you, to you was unknown. Your mother,father,sister brother,wife,son or daughter, unknown Your name, your rank, your unit, unknown Your favorite,actor,singer,movie and song. unknown Where you were born, the name
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We all have heroes and that is important, you need someone to look up to. But Heroes are human beings like anyone else and sometimes they say or do things that are not so heroic. Following are some examples where some heroes said something very un-heroic.Some of these will really surprise you. John Lennon, on
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Every 4th of May at 20.00 PM, 2 minutes of silence is observed in the Netherlands to remember those who died in WWII and other military conflicts. Today I want to honor those who died for my freedom. It is impossible to honor them all for there were so many. The ones I selected are
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(updated April 14,2024) 112 years ago today , as the Titanic was sinking, band leader Wallace Hartley decided to stay on the ship together with his fellow musicians. Why? I don’t really know, but I think it was to give that glimmer of hope to those who were facing their last minutes before their mortal
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The world has gone crazy honouring ‘Heroes’ whose only achievement is being famous for the sake of being famous. It is time to start honouring the real heroes again. The men and women who sacrificed their lives so that we can live in freedom. Cpl. Patrick Mazzie, who is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, died
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