It was twenty-five years ago today. Those of you my age remember exactly where you were when you first heard the news. Those of you old enough to remember still feel the shock from hearing about the first tower falling. Those too young to remember or not yet born have memories born in the archival footage and your parent’s accounts. Those too young to understand will have memories from parents and grandparents, videos and documentaries, and the many recountings from … Continue reading “Twenty-Five Years: We Have Not Forgotten”
A Day of Infamy
Only a few are left now who were alive that fateful day 80 years ago. Maybe that’s why we seem to have forgotten the lessons of that time – it certainly isn’t because they didn’t tell us. Tom Brokaw called them ‘the greatest generation’ and they have full right to that title. The US wanted no real part of the war. Sure, we aided Britain and embargoed Japan – but Americans had no stomach for sending their boys to fight … Continue reading “A Day of Infamy”
