In this year of continuing recognition and celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, it seems particularly fitting on this Memorial Day to remember those who gave their lives in service to a newborn nation.
Since before the birth of our Republic, two things have been true. One, we have conducted military operations at Christmas. Two, soldiers write letters home to Mom,…
It was Christmas, 1776. The Continental Army, made up of unpaid volunteers with poor equipment and not enough winter clothing, was cold, hungry, and despairing. Some of…



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