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Monument to Mathew B. Juan in Sacaton, Arizona83

Mathew B. Juan – Native American Hero of World War I

Sitting in the center of the dusty little Arizona town of Sacaton is a small park with a monument to its war dead. Little parks with monuments to those from the town who gave their lives in past wars are not...

11 comments    history native americans juan
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POW MIA Day 18 Sep 2009

Friday, 18 September 2009 is this years POW/MIA Recognition Day. The day was first commemorated in 1979 but on the 18th of July, it was moved in 1986 to the third Friday in September so as not to...

10 comments    iraq afghanistan wwii
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The Economic Slump & Crime: MSNBC

The title of a recently released MSNBC article is "Report: Slump fuels right-wing radicals; Officials warn EXTREMISTS MAY TRY TO RECRUIT GIs RETURNING FROM WAR". This sounds eerily similar to the early days...

0 comments    economy florida texas
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How to Shop for a Soldier

Shopping Ideas for Deployed Military care packages ffrom an old soldier includes a list of what troops say they need...

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The Escort46

A Small Town Mourns the Loss of One of It's Sons CPT Matthew Freeman USMC

I have always been proud to be an American, and proud of my 22 years of Service in the Army (yes all 22 of them from Viet Nam – Cold War – Gulf War), proud of my service with the American Legion, and of...

11 comments    love family relationships
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Coaching: Make your team more effective

As a coach one of the toughest things I do, and one that I feel is vitally important for the success of a program, is talent assessment. Managing the personnel on any particular youth baseball program can...

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Obama criticized by American Legion for apology in Cairo

The American Legion, the largest veterans' organization in the United States, is criticizing President Barack Hussein Obama for apologizing to the Muslim world. Speaking in Cairo last week, he was obviously...

0 comments    muslims and obama
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Some Gave All!

This is the greatest country in the world and I am proud to say that I served my country honorably in the United States Marine Corps from 1981 to 1985. I am a member of the American Legion and the Marine Corps...

2 comments    patriotism socialization
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Phil Hollenbeck: A Photographer's Notebook - Seeking higher ground

James Scarrow April 14, 1928 -- April 14, 2008Seeking higher ground By Phil Hollenbeck Woody Allen's sardonic life observations have always made me smile and have had a ring of truth. "The lion and the...

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