The Great Wars Of The 20th Century

Neighbors Are Far Better Acoustic Analyzers For Determining The Quality Of Their Life Versus Any Acoustic Instrument Left Unattended By An Expert.

To Have Some Parts Flowing Free Again . . . With Deer Grazing On Its Banks . . . Ducks And Geese Raising Their Young In The Backwaters . . . Eddies And Twists And Turns For Canoeists . . . And Fishing Opportunities Such As Lewis And Clark Enjoyed . . . Would Be The Finest Possible Tribute To The Men Of The Expedition, And A Priceless Gift For Our Children.

Lieutenant Welsh Remembered Walking Around Among The Sleeping Men, And Thinking To Himself That 'they Had Looked At And Smelled Death All Around Them All Day But Never Even Dreamed Of Applying The Term To Themselves. They Hadn't Come Here To Fear. They Hadn't Come To Die. They Had Come To Win.

In One Of His Last Newsletters, Mike Ranney Wrote: "in Thinking Back On The Days Of Easy Company, I'm Treasuring My Remark To A Grandson Who Asked, 'grandpa, Were You A Hero In The War?' No,'" I Answered, 'but I Served In A Company Of Heroes.

Oftentimes The Fascinating Thing Is That People Who Are Seen As Commanding Figures At The Moment That They Were Considered For President And Did Not Run Turned Out To Be Treated By History As Much More Minor Figures Politically.