Tag: wwii
member name: Ruth MacGill
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October 14, 2007 10:24 AM EDT --
I just discovered that some of 'my people' haven’t read the continuing story of the life of Frank Z. He was a child born to an English mother and a Polish pilot who met and married during . . . more
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July 15, 2007 04:00 PM EDT --
The Worst Jobs of My Life
My working life started right after graduation from high school in 1940 when I was 18 years old. I had worked as a waitress and an upstaris maid during the summer, . . . more
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December 19, 2007 02:11 PM EST --
They Don't (often) Write Good Songs Like They Used To
I decided to write this article because I remember a couple of ditties from my childhood that became overnight sensations when the main means . . . more
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April 09, 2008 12:01 AM EDT --
One of the favorite stories about Camp Lockett, the U.S. Army Horse Cavalry base constructed on the Mexican border at Campo, California during WWII, is the one about a little dog named Sgt. . . . more
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February 19, 2008 09:44 AM EST --
This is written in honor of Black History Month.
During the American Civil War, settlers pushed westward in spite of the lack of military protection. Such tribes as the Lakota in the northern plains, . . . more
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August 24, 2007 06:41 PM EDT --
Today, I ran across a movie I just have to talk about. It is called Desperate Journey and it was made during World War II. It concerns the crew of a bomber downed and the crew captured in Germany. It tells . . . more
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January 04, 2007 02:22 PM EST --
A Lady From Hell
Ladies From Hell is what the German soldiers called the men of The Black Watch, during World War One. They are those very big and fierce fighters who are often . . . more
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January 17, 2007 12:47 PM EST --
Dumb Blonde Buys a Used Car for her Brother-in-law
In 1948 my husband reenlisted in the U.S. Navy, and was stationed aboard the newly commissioned USS Midway based in Norfolk, VA. I had . . . more
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