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Showing posts with label War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Religion ranks #1 in creating wars

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“Religion ranks #1 in creating wars.” I have heard this charge made from time to time over the years, and it was brought back to mind becaus...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Keeping us out of Richmond

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President Abraham Lincoln once asked General Winfield Scott this question: “Why is it that you were once able to take Mexico City in three...
Friday, June 28, 2019

The Treaty of Versailles

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Treaty of Versailles "World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. Negotiated among th...
Sunday, November 11, 2018

100 years ago

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The Armistice of Compiègne "At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, G...
Friday, September 29, 2017

Stranger things have happened

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Speaking of a statue of Robert E. Lee , Baptist historian Brent Aucoin said, “I just find it strange to venerate someone who waged war agai...
Wednesday, December 07, 2016

December 7...

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“A Date Which Will Live in Infamy” The following link includes audio and transcript of President Franklin Roosevelt's address to Congr...
Saturday, July 02, 2016

Jones and other Free States

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The movie Free State of Jones debuted in theaters on Friday June 24th. It "tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, an...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Why one man fought the Civil War

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The Sniper Who Slayed More Than 100 Union Soldiers  – “...sometimes a man simply fights because of personal loss — and the need for bloodst...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

The Free State of Jones

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Baptists and the American Civil War: March 31, 1864 -- " Newton Knight, Confederate deserter and Primitive Baptist...remains controve...
Monday, February 01, 2016

Women in Combat, links

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The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts link...
Thursday, April 09, 2015

No Poo and other links

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The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts link...
Sunday, February 01, 2015

Are You Kelvin Cochran, and other links

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The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts link...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Gettysburg, its battles and addresses

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From July 1 to July 3, 1863, the "Battle of Gettysburg" was fought between Union and Confederate soldiers in and around the town o...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Veterans' Day

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Driving home today I heard someone on the radio talking about veterans, which made me start thinking about members of our family and communi...
Friday, October 04, 2013

Tribute to the Civil War Surgeons

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From 2011-2015 the 150th anniversary of the "Civil War" is being recognized. At the beginning of the Twenty-First Annual Conferenc...
Thursday, July 04, 2013

9 quotes on war

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"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall f...
Monday, July 01, 2013

10 Things Robert Edward Lee said

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About The War "It is well that war is so terrible, lest we should grow too fond of it." "I tremble for my country when I he...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

Panetta's parting shot

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On Wednesday outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta fired a parting shot at the United States generally, and its women in particular. He...
Monday, November 13, 2006

The Picket Guard

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I first heard this on a Bobby Horton recording, and have liked it since. It's kinda sad, so proceed with caution. "ALL quiet alo...