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Bravehearts and Heroes
I Saw Heroism on the Outskirts of Baghdad during the first Provincial Elections in January 2009. As an official observer of the elections on behalf of the US Army, I had toured through many of the polling stations to see how smoothly the elections went. We wanted to know if Iraqis understood the process, and if […]
Continue readingInextricable Cuban Link
Sweet and Sour History – Cuba is a country with both a sad and a proud history, and inextricably linked to that of the US. Few people know, for instance, that early in our own Revolutionary War, wives in Havana raised $25 million to send to George Washington to help fund our struggle for Independence. As […]
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