In 2017, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed the National Vietnam Veterans Day Act. By this act every March 29th Americans would remember the many trials and tribulations the men and women who served between 1955 and 1975 would be remembered. America's first involvement came in 1950 when ...
Two hundred and forty-nine years ago, the leadership of our country set out on what some called the Great Experiment, Democracy. Then as now, there are those who say it would fail, and the collapse of freedom will be no more. A great many of the citizens of the new country no longer wanted the ...
As they pulled away from Natural Springs Nursery, the reprogrammed voice gave them the news. You will reach your destination in five hours and eleven minutes. William looked back over the seat and gave the secured flower one last check before pulling onto the empty country road. “Dad, I know ...
Henry fell asleep thinking about the message Rose had left for him and his son. The letter had distracted him for a moment in his grief. He was now trying to figure out what riddle his wife had left for him. The address was familiar to him; it had been a long time since he had been there. ...
Henry felt the warmth of the sun’s rays on his face even before he returned to the daylight world from sleep. For a moment, the touch of the sun replaced the cold before the chill took over his body. As he awoke, he once again began to realize his clothes were wet. Gradually the memories of ...
As Henry stood in the cold January rain, he had no comprehension of the world that surrounded him that morning. Nearby hushed voices did not register as people spoke quietly. Flowing down his face, the water droplets gave no feelings, even as they mixed with warm tears hidden by the rain’s ...
My first recollection of a school special event was in Central Grade School. Most of my early memories were in that large stone building which reminded me of a castle in an old Dracula movie. I had never seen his castle in real life, but I was sure it looked like the stone school ...
We have begun a new day in this country. During the last election the question was asked, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” A legitimate question for each of us to ask ourselves. I believe the question is supposed to invoke the response, “No, I am not!” And considering ...
On December 29, 2024 President Jimmy Carter passed into history at the age of 100. For twelve of those years, he first served his district and then state and his country. In 1946 he began serving in the Navy. Jimmy Carter from his simple beginnings realized his duty was first to his faith, and ...
Time … we cannot see or touch it, but we each share it equally. Some believe we can hurry time or slow it down. Others hope to prevent its passing. We talk of time, but cannot change it. Rich, poor, intelligent or a fool, it acts upon each of us the same. It is what we do as the human race ...