Category: Military
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Tuesday Roundup
Mornin’ y’all. It seems that the DPG will be onto next steps very soon. Soon-to-be Interim Chair, Nikema Williams, is going to need the support from Georgia’s Democrats. I am hopeful that the “Berlon Era” will forever serve as a reminder to Democrats that serving on the State Committee, in whatever capacity, obligates one to…
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Meanwhile in the Low country
This is real f’ed up.
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“Gentlemen, we are being killed here on the beaches; let’s move inland and be killed there.”-unnamed Colonel with the First Infantry Division
68 years ago today over 100,000 Allied troops crossed the English channel and landed on French soil. This invasion was officially known as “Operation Overlord” we know it as D Day. Many of the men were trained here in Georgia. One of them was Richard Winters who lead a group of 13 men in overtaking a Nazi gun emplacement known…
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Of ships and sails and basketball court floor wax
Last night over Catherine’s shoulder in a bar, no this is not the beginning of a joke. I watched the President give a speech to 7,000 active duty service members, veterans, spouses/partners, basketball players and a worldwide TV audience. The President and First Lady were attending the first ever “Carrier Classic” College basketball tournament in…
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Honor our Veterans and Support the Troops
National Veterans Day Ceremony The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held each year on November 11th at Arlington National Cemetery . The ceremony commences precisely at 11:00 a.m. with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns and continues inside the Memorial Amphitheater with a parade of colors by veterans’ organizations and remarks from…