Ten years ago today, I gave the eulogy at my mother’s memorial service. Numerous in attendance were above the age of eighty-five. I began by saying, “For many of you, the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor seventy years ago defined your lives.” Indeed it did! The next day, the United States declared war on …
Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941, 80th Anniversary Read More »
This magnificent statue of a doughboy stands in Elizabeth Park in Pueblo, Colorado. It honors the U.S. armed services during World War I. My Grandfather, George A. Carlson, took me to the park in 1976. My wife and I pass through Pueblo often and most times we stop at the park and I place a …
The famous Christmas Prayer was issued to the officers and troops on December 22. The day after, the clouds dissipated and the U.S. Army Air Corp was at last able to come in and assist the 3rd Army’s advance to victory. The Story behind the famous Prayer: General Patton: “Chaplain, I want you to publish a prayer …
75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge – Christmas 1944 Read More »
A Doughboy’s Christmas