Tag Archives: attack

Comanche Attack

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Caryn

Jedediah Smith, while most people didn’t know it, was one of the nation’s most important trapper-explorers. Smith’s contributions to exploring the Far West weren’t fully appreciated until modern scholars studied the records of his extensive travels. Like other mountain men, … Continue reading →

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Never Will We Forget

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Caryn

Eighty-four years ago today, one of the most devastating attacks on US soil took place. In its aftermath, the United States entered World War II, a decision that would eventually lead my dad and uncles to serve as well. Many … Continue reading →

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Because We Know Better

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Caryn

The 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor, at least for the Baby Boomer generation and older, prompts reflection on the United States’ stance of often waiting for an initial attack before responding. While this is not always the case, Continue reading →

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Sleeping Giants

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Caryn

There are some national events that stay in our thoughts and hearts forever. The Pearl Harbor is one of those events. The attack on Pearl Harbor was so destructive and so unexpected that it shocked everyone…well, most everyone anyway. President Franklin D Roosevelt knew that Japan would likely attack, Continue reading →

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The Battle of Stalingrad

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Caryn

Generally speaking, a man’s word is his bond…as the saying goes, but when a man’s word can’t be trusted, well promises mean nothing, agreements mean nothing, partnership means nothing. The people who took Adolf Hitler at his word, found out the hard way, that Hitler was definitely not a man of his word. Continue reading →

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Accidental Attack

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Caryn

There are all kinds of records, but some are just stranger than others. Switzerland actually holds a strange record…for attacking its neighbor, Liechtenstein. This is particularly odd in that Switzerland is a neutral nation…very opposed to war!! Continue reading →

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Helping An Old Enemy

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Caryn

In March or 1941, the United States was largely considered neutral, so we could provide the countries, who were fighting Adolf Hitler, with war material. It was during this period of time, that the United Kingdom, an old enemy of … Continue reading →

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Worst Nightmare

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Caryn

When we think of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we mostly think of the events that took place at Pearl Harbor, but that attack was felt far and wide. I’m sure there are many stories, But this one struck me … Continue reading →

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War Warning

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Caryn

November 25, 1941, while not the date that would live in infamy, is a date that, in some ways, lives in infamy too. It was on this day that Admiral Harold R. Stark, United States Chief of Naval Operations, told … Continue reading →

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The Phoney War

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Caryn

A declaration of war usually means that the people in both areas within the dispute had better prepare for eminent attack, because the declaration of war is like firing the warning shot before the actual open-fire begins. Of course, it … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: attack

Comanche Attack

Never Will We Forget

Because We Know Better

Sleeping Giants

The Battle of Stalingrad

Accidental Attack

Helping An Old Enemy

Worst Nightmare

War Warning

The Phoney War

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