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Reflecting on 9/11 and my trip to New York City in October of 2001
Friends, This Friday marks fourteen years since the tragic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Like you, I will never forget that day. Like you, I pray that our nation will never again face such an attack, but also realize that we must remain vigilant. Below is an article I wrote on October 11, 2001,…
Read MoreRemembering the meaning of Memorial Day
This weekend we will celebrate Memorial Day — a time set aside to remember the men and women who lost their lives serving in our nation’s Armed Forces. As the author of USMemorialDay.org states, “Traditional observance of Memorial Day has diminished over the years. Many Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial…
Read MoreVideo of President Reagan’s Speech Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-Day
68 Years Ago Today…
Today is the 68th Anniversary of D-Day. As the U.S. Army’s D-Day website states: “June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which ‘we will accept nothing less…
Read MoreOne of the Highlights of Last Week: Meeting Debbie Lee
Last week, one of the highlights of my week was the opportunity to meet Debbie Lee (pictured at right while speaking at the North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce’s Veterans Day Breakfast). Debbie is the mother of Marc Alan Lee, who was the first Navy SEAL killed in Iraq. I had the opportunity to meet and…
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