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We all think back on our teachers from time to time. It seems that in retrospect we actually did learn important lessons during our school days. Some of the things we learned, particularly in elementaryschool, never appeared on our report cards. We learned how to line up and walk in a group, eat ourlunches in …
“Cher Ami” As Father Time marches on, we tend to lose stories that fade in our collective memories. Sometimes we repeat mistakes because we forgot why we don’t do something a certain way. For organizations, that is called “institutional knowledge” and remembering the past can save any entity an incalculable amount of damage. Sometimes simply …
There Are No Expiration Dates on Prayers This Thanksgiving season is a rough one considering the conflicts dominating the world. Communism and Radical Islamic Terrorism are striking the West around the clock. I am thankful for military forces who are holding the line in East Europe and the Middle East. As I prayed for our …
I was in Jerusalem a while back. While there, I went with friends from church to see some stained glass windows in the Hadassah Medical Center. The medical center was not as big as the Texas Medical Center, but it was a sizable place. There was a shopping mall embedded in the complex and I …
“Don’t!” Have you ever visited the Capitol of the United States? It’s an impressive monument that serves as a temple to democracy. The rotunda of the great complex is topped with a statue named “Freedom.” It sits so high that passersby can’t really see its details. The construction and extension of the building was started …
My grandson and I were recently conducting research on our family’s role in the Civil War. As it turns out, our ancestors fought on the side of their home state: Mississippi. They were early pioneers of Mississippi having entered America through Charleston in the 1600’s and then moved gradually westward. My sister’s genealogical research revealed …
The first regularly elected president of the Republic of Texas was, of course, Sam Houston. A close study of that man’s life reveals an extremely strong-willed individual. He is the personification of not only Texas, but an age. The personal setbacks in his life led him to do things that were really strange (run away …
Under intense artillery fire from British cannoneers, American General Casimir Pulaski lead French troops into a withering fusillade of English grapeshot. He was blown from his horse trying to break the Siege of Savannah in the Revolutionary War. He had the complete confidence of General Washington, having saved the future president’s life at the Battle …
When touring all the major battlefields of the Civil War, one cannot help but look upon the legendary officers of both sides with a sense of awe. Thomas J. Jackson is one that inspires many people to this day. There are monuments to him in several different places. His colorful nickname, “Stonewall”, contributed to his …
“There stands Jackson like a stone wall. Rally ‘round the Virginian, Boys!” Read More »
What’s the Big Deal at the Border? Over the last year and a half, I studied the causes of the Texas Revolution to engage the Left’s attack on the heroes of the Alamo. My search was exhausting and took me to many places so that I could see for myself why the “First Texans” (anyone …
