On September 5, 2009, I had the privilege of going on a special one-day tour of all 3 beaches involved in the D-Day Landings – at Omaha Beach (US), Gold Beach (UK) and Juno Beach (Canada). Follow along with me as I share my impressions from this most sacred soil Continue reading Landing on D-Day’s Beaches
Tonight, in honor of the great Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which was heavily damaged in a heart-breaking fire, I am reposting my original travel blog posting, for the day that I visited this landmark Cathedral. I have not edited … Continue reading The Noble Notre Dame Cathedral
The steps of the National War Memorial in Ottawa were bathed in the glow of 3,598 candles on Saturday night, April 9, 2017 – each one lit to represent a Canadian soldier killed in the First World War Battle of Vimy Ridge. Canadian Army Cadets … Continue reading Vimy Ridge at 100: Canada Rises Up
In a surprise move Germany left the anti-Putin-alliance formed by the USA: Germany is now officially welcoming Moscow’s readiness to act in Syria and is starting an initiative together with the Russians and the French to bring an end to … Continue reading Germany, France and Russia Unite Against ISIS
On the evening of July 14, 2016, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a Tunisian resident of France, deliberately drove a 19-tonne cargo truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, killing 84 people and injuring more … Continue reading President Hollande: DECLARE WAR Already!
At least twice in the last 24 hours, as I discussed the ISIS attacks in Paris (and my latest article on same) with some of my nearly 1,300 Twitter followers and a few on Facebook, I was amazed to hear … Continue reading Jews Didn’t Attack Paris
IslamRising: Special feature to the Calling Out Community, Posted November 15, 2015. Once again, radical Islamic terrorists have struck at the heart of France – the city of Paris – and with devastating results. The scenes were heartbreaking, as France … Continue reading Friday the 13th “Acts of War”
by Calling Out Community, Posted June 6, 2015 71 years ago this morning (June 6, 1944) my Uncle Clayton Cross was on a landing craft with a handful of other prairie boys, crossing the English Channel from the relatively safe … Continue reading Back to the Beaches…Again
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