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Timothy Payne, served in the 82nd Airborne for 11 years before he was medically retired due to injuries he sustained when he stepped on a 25-35 pound IED. Payne has turned his energy to athletics in an effort to stay motivated. He participated in the Chicago Marathon, New York City Marathon, L.A. Marathon…

When World War Two veteran Irving Mann received a letter saying that his dog tag had been found in a field in France, he didn’t believe it. Mann served with the 90th infantry in occupied France in 1944, and assumed his dog tag fell off while he was digging foxholes. Mann says he doubted the person who…

The way the laws regarding aid to the families of U.S. military veterans are structured, has added millions of dollars to the cost of the wars the country has fought. The law states that surviving spouses can qualify for lifetime benefits when troops have a service-related death. Children under the age…

Irene Triplett, the 84-year-old daughter of a Civil War veteran is the last recipient of a Civil War Pension. She receives $73.13 each month from the U.S. Government. There are still 16 widows and children of veterans of the 1898 Spanish-American war receiving military pensions, and 4,038 widows, sons,…

Jackie Chan said, “I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way.” -http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jackie_chan.html (accessed: 7132010)…

Remembering I enjoyed watching my youngest son spin his rifle with the drill team with arms from Monterey High. He did a good job. He amazes me with his ability to spin that thing. But throughout the festivities of the day, I kept thinking about the opening ceremonies and the impact a stranger had on…

WAR & RELIGION "Religion is clearly not the major cause of war." According to Vincent Carroll of Denver's Rocky Mountain News, "The two major sources of bloodletting in the 20th century were communism and fascism, or Nazism." He said. Retired Army Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis agrees. Those who are truly orthodox…

SIN Jill Price has an ability that can be both a blessing and a curse. Jill, a Los Angeles religious school administrator has the ability to recall in detail almost every day of her life. She can also recall the day and date of key public events. Writing of her unusual ability in The Woman Who Can’t…

PAST A snowstorm in Spain recently brought back memories of that nation's traumatic past. Last year the country removed giant stone letters spelling the slogan "Serve Spain to the Death." The stones on a hillside near a military academy were left over from the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco…

MEMORIAL DAY Only a fraction of the brave men and women who put on a uniform ever receive America's highest decoration for bravery: The Medal of Honor. That's as it should be. Since WWII to the action in Somalia, only 839 people were awarded the Medal of Honor 513 died earning it. One of the recipients…

GOD AND COUNTRY In his book, Present Dangers: Rediscovering the First Amendment, David Lowenthal writes, “It is in the texture of our everyday lives that we must attempt to regain the marvelous simplicity that was ours for so long. It is in cultivating the memory of our past—our great accomplishments…