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Tag: World War II

Reflections From Wreaths Across America

Posted on February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 By Danni

At the end of December I had the opportunity to participate in helping to decorate graves at the Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, Kansas during Wreaths Across America. I’ve participated in this activity for close to the last five years and every year it gets better and better. The group I go with has grown…

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Remembering Pearl Harbor

Posted on December 8, 2015 By Danni

Today is the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.  The event shocked the population of a nation who had been enjoying a typical American Sunday…until they received news of the attack that damaged or sank the entire U.S. fleet which resided in Pearl Harbor.  The devastation that occurred wasn’t contained to property or…

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Christmas Came Early In Genealogy-land

Posted on March 12, 2014May 21, 2015 By Danni

This past weekend has been an absolute whirlwind of activity and discovery for me.  I had to travel to Fort Worth, Texas for work Thursday and Friday and I took the opportunity to go see the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.  Dealey Plaza is where President John F. Kennedy was shot in 1963.  The…

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