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The lost love and the deception and betrayal of George Washington Before he was a founding father, before he was president, before he was a general in the Revolutionary War, George Washington was a young, romantic-minded man from Virginia. At the age of seventeen Washington was a young surveyor and kept a diary while on... Continue Reading →
From the first shots of the Revolutionary War that were fired at Lexington Green to the battles of tomorrow and every conflict in between; Americans have always been willing to give the last full measure of devotion, to their country and its causes. On Memorial Day we remember the Supreme Sacrifice that so many have... Continue Reading →
To all of the women and children of Ukraine — My dears. Throughout history, women have borne witness to the catastrophes of humanity. Our sisters before us have stood the tests of war and time as the ones who keep our families, our communities and countries together while our men fight for our just causes.
I started writing this poem years ago, but left it half written and couldn’t bring myself to find a way to finish it, mostly because I didn’t know how it should end. Today I did… Sitting here in this airport just look at me,In a wheelchair bandaged I can hardly see;My long journey home I... Continue Reading →
My rifle I hold with a steady hand, To fight for freedom and make a stand; My country goes where there is a need, Though they know that some will bleed. When setting foot on a distant shore, Prepared for battle like never before; Think not of the reason we all were sent, Or dissect... Continue Reading →
The dark may come if I close an eye, And make me scream and make me cry; Shadows long and ghosts dance near, To try and force upon me fear. Ever on guard to make a stand, To be delivered from his bony hand; Trying to kill, to quench my breath, Forcing now a rendezvous... Continue Reading →
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