by jack | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Marry a serviceman, and you serve in the army: an officer’s wife is not only a proud woman, but also a responsible title.” These words were spoken by Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya, the Russian wife of an officer in the Soviet Army during WWII. But...
by jack | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Comet Line was an underground French and Belgian Resistance network whose purpose was to help Allied airmen who had been shot down escape capture by the Germans. Andrée de Jongh, a 24-year-old Belgian woman, was the first leader of the Comet Line, which was the...
by jack | Jan 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Persecuted by the nazis and communists, Władysław Bartoszewski nevertheless advocated for tolerance and decency. “Just try to be decent. Whether you were decent—that’s what will be remembered,” he said in an interview later in his life. Bartoszewski was...
by jack | Jan 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
These are words spoken by most heroes! James Shaw, of Nashville, is no exception. Early in the morning of April 22, 2018, Shaw and a friend were about to have breakfast at a local cafe when a gunman entered the cafe. Armed with an AR-15, the gunman began shooting...
by jack | Dec 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Essential workers: first responders, healthcare workers, field workers, factory workers, soldiers, cab drivers, food service personnel, trades people, delivery drivers, utility workers, and many more who could not work from the safety of home. These people may not...
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