Memorial Day
Memorial Day: Remembering my American hero
Standing at his cross, I thanked him for what he did for me. His sacrifice paid for my freedom.
D-Day
D-Day: Finding a hero to visit
Sometimes you get it right the first time. This tribute to the heroes of D-Day first appeared May 31, 2019. —- The French town of Bayeux, four miles from the English Channel, was the first one liberated after D-Day, when the Allies launched the greatest armada that ever was, or
Military
Memorial Day: Remembering my American hero
Standing at his cross, I thanked him for what he did for me. His sacrifice paid for my freedom.
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Philly parade disrespects veterans
Watching the Veterans Parade Sunday on 6ABC was disappointing, and reminded me that until 2015, Philadelphia didn’t have one at all. And never had. That October I wrote a piece for the Daily News that gave credit to the guy who got it off the ground —Navy veteran Scott
D-Day
A D-Day hero: the climax
My D-Day mission, which started last April in Normandy, France, ended last week in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It was brought to a close over lunch at the Kutztown Tavern with Camille De Marco, the niece of a hero buried in the American cemetery above Omaha Beach. I had adopted him during