Monthly Archives: September 2018

Overkill, To The Extreme

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Caryn

After the August 18, 1976 ace murder of two United States Army officers, Captain Arthur Bonifas and Lieutenant Mark Barrett, by North Korean soldiers, in the Joint Security Area located in the North Korean Demilitarized Zone, it was decided that … Continue reading →

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Successful Wife Hunt

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Caryn

Most of us have either seen or heard of the television show called “The Bachelor.” The show is all about a single man in search of a bride. Of course, these days there are many ways to find the girl … Continue reading →

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Crazy Customs

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Caryn

When the Apollo 11 crew landed on the moon, the world waited with unbridled excitement to view the moon rocks they were bringing back. It was an unprecedented event. Never before had man been able to look upon these space … Continue reading →

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Escape

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Caryn

Imagine a world in which you could go to sleep living in freedom, and wake up behind prison walls…and you didn’t leave your home. That is exactly what happened to the people who lived in East Berlin. The Berlin Wall … Continue reading →

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The Little Things

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Caryn

During the years of World War II, so much destruction brought with it the loss of jobs and homes. Along with the loss of jobs came poverty for many people. The smallest necessity became a “luxury” to people who had … Continue reading →

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The Atrocities of Unit 731

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Caryn

When we think of wartime atrocities, most of us think of the Holocaust, and that was indeed a horrible atrocity. Nevertheless, there have been a number of horrible dictators in history, and most of them committed some kind of atrocity. … Continue reading →

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Canary Girls

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Caryn

During World War I, Britain, like the United States would have to do in World War II, had to employ large numbers of women into jobs vacated by men who had gone to fight in the war. They also had … Continue reading →

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The Eighth Planet

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Caryn

For centuries, I think most people thought Earth was alone in the universe, at least when it came to planets. It was inevitable that people would decide that they wanted to know more about the numerous stars, the moon, and … Continue reading →

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Always There For People

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Caryn

My nephew, Jason Sawdon, who is married to my niece, Jessi, is a highway patrolman by trade, but a family man in reality. He’s a good patrolman, who keeps his cool in every situation, and treats people with respect, even … Continue reading →

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The Moving Island

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Caryn

In the midst of World War II, February 1942, to be more exact, the Japanese fleet gave the combined Dutch-American-Australian-British fleet a beating that almost wiped them out completely, during the Battle of the Java Sea. The defeat brought about … Continue reading →

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