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I am reposting this because it was the very first blog entry I shared exactly ten years ago, written on the day I released my first book. While the book is a work of fiction, it includes elements drawn from my own life. Not just a guide dog is the story of the Johnsons who
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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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This is going to be a short blog. This time 2 years ago I visited the American War Cemetery in Margraten,in the Netherlands . I had planned to go again this year but alas the current global situation prevents me from doing so I visited 2 years ago to pay a personal tribute. As always
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(Painting by Artist Tomoharu Mikami-) “Hang on” I hear you all say “The US was never invaded by Japan, Or was it?” Well yes and no , not all of the US was invaded but technically Japanese troops did set foot on American soil. In the early morning of 6 June 1942, 500 Japanese soldiers landed
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With the passing this week of George Kennedy known from the movie the Dirty dozen, I was wondering if the movie was based on real characters. The book written by E M Nathanson and the movie were loosely based on a unit called “the Filthy Thirteen” The Filthy Thirteen was the name given to the
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Not just a guide dog is the story of the Johnsons who lived an ordinary suburban life Frank and his wife Marie and their 3 kids, Luke, David and Claire didn’t have any real worries. They weren’t rich by any stretch of the imagination but they were comfortable enough. Alas disaster struck, due to
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