by Rona Simmons | Jan 8, 2022 | Veterans, WWII
Last week, Lawrence Brooks, the oldest living World War II veterandied at the age of 112. Centenarians seem to be everywhere these days—or do I notice them because I am sensitized to reports of those who served our country during the War.Like, 108 year old Warren...
by Rona Simmons | Dec 6, 2021 | History, Military, Remembrance
The Normandy American Cemetery may be the most familiar of all the American cemeteries and memorials commemorating American fallen in World War II, and it is an incredibly moving experience to walk through the innumerable rows of crosses and Stars of David and on the...
by Rona Simmons | Nov 2, 2021 | History, Military, Veterans
This summer, fifty-one years after he served as an A-1H pilot in Vietnam, former US Air Force Lt. Hampton Tillery visited the Tennessee Aviation Museum in Sevierville, Tennessee. He came to see the fully restored aircraft that he flew during the war. Not just nay A-1H...
by Rona Simmons | Oct 17, 2021 | Books, History
In his most prophetic and frightening statement in his book, On China, Kissinger cites Immanuel Kant’s argument that perpetual peace will come to the world in one of two ways: “by human insight or by catastrophes of a magnitude that leave us no other choice.” And, he...
by Rona Simmons | Sep 28, 2021 | Books, WWII
It may be D-Day and the Normandy invasion all over again. If you don’t believe me, take a glance at the number of books about World War II swarming bookshelves this year. I’ve given up trying to find an accurate count. Goodreads identified 61 newly released WWII...
