by Dave Patterson | May 31, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs
Miniature American flags placed in front of markers for those who served and many who fell for freedom wave in gentle breezes. Home-town civic bands play on bandstands in town squares. John Philip Sousa fills the air with the United States “National March,” the “Stars...
by Liberty Nation Authors | Nov 11, 2020 | Articles, Holiday Message
It has been more than one hundred years since the end of the First World War. In the U.S., November 11 is commemorated as Veterans Day; in Europe, it is marked as Remembrance Sunday. Whatever the name, it is a time to come together and promise ourselves and the next...
by Kelli Ballard | Nov 11, 2020 | Articles, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
For a few minutes on this Nov. 11, maybe we can put aside the drama of the 2020 presidential election and take a moment to honor the many brave souls who put their lives on the line to ensure our continued freedom. Since we’ve been a country, we’ve had veterans, and...
by Sarah Cowgill | Nov 11, 2019 | Articles, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
For some, it’s a calling. Others, well, it’s in the blood. In service to this great nation, millions of regular people of valor don the uniform and stand ready to defend this land. This duty is not for the faint of heart. This duty is for the patriot, the defender of...
by Sarah Cowgill | May 27, 2019 | Articles, Military Affairs, Social Issues
His name was Private Ralph Lewis Crane. At just 19 years of age, he was a proud member of the United States Army 42nd Rainbow Division, fighting overseas on the Western Front for freedom over tyranny. He died on the field in January 1945 in what historians call the...