by jeff.sanders | Jan 31, 2022 | Blog
On March 19, 1945 the Empire of Japan was reeling under the awesome, relentless firepower of the US military. But it could still throw a mean punch…and on that day numerous Japanese airplanes dropped bombs on a US aircraft carrier near Kobe. The USS Franklin was...
by jeff.sanders | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog
Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun served the 3rd Battalion of the 8th Regiment, 1st US Cavalry Division in the Korean War. On November 1-2, 1950 in Unsan, Korea, his unit was surrounded by Chinese communist forces. Father Kapaun was frequently seen dodging bullets and...
by jeff.sanders | Jan 21, 2022 | Blog
On August 19, 1942 the Allies (Britain, Canada, France, the US, Poland, and Czechoslovakia) launched a raid against the Nazis in northern France. This was to test the German defenses in preparation of an actual invasion (two years later in Normandy). The force of 6000...
by jeff.sanders | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
In 1932 the U.S. federal government, through the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Public Health Service conducted a medical experiment upon 600 black men near Tuskegee, Alabama. Originally, the experiment was to last only six months, but it continued unabated...
by jeff.sanders | Jan 3, 2022 | Blog
It was over 500 years ago now. April 18, 1521, and Martin Luther was on trial for heresy. He had the guts to write down his ideas about the Bible, tradition, authority, and he stirred nationalistic pride among people’s all over Europe. People began to ask...
