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30 DoB Day 16: Favorite Female Character
Somehow I think this meme is going to end up being the 30 weeks of books instead of the 30 Days of Books. Maybe I’ll get two in this week. Which brings us to today’s: Day 16 – Favorite female character … Continue reading
Uncle Franklin
Cori’s excellent reminder that “Memorial Day isn't about hamburgers, beer, and friends — it's about remembering what it took to ensure that we could have hamburger, beer, and friends” got me thinking… Our parents used the mantle above the fireplace … Continue reading
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Tagged family, memorial day, memories, second world war, submarine, uss herring, world war ii
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The War and The Wall
I think I’d expected Berlin to be “now” and “hip” and “Euro” (whatever that means), and it was…but I think my lasting impression will be that of the echoes of the past that still resonate all over that town – … Continue reading
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Tagged berlin, berlin wall, cold war, east germany, germany, holocaust, holocaust memorial, second world war, world war ii
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