Posts by Shawn Janes
This Week in WWII: 3rd Week in August
1943
Schweinfurt attacked by over 180 B-17s of 8th Air Force, which drop 485 tons of high explosives and 88 tons of incendiaries on German ball-bearing plants.
1944
The Dumbarton Oaks Conference ends, setting up the basic structure for the United Nations.
1945
Japan unconditionally surrenders to the Allies, ending WWII.
This Week in WWII: 2nd Week in August
A Great Escape to be Remembered
“All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality – the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.” -Walter Bagehot A world at war is filled with fear and terror. It is a battle of life and death, victory…
Read MoreValkyrie (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy)
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Read MorePattern of Circles: An Ambassador’s Story
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Read More2 Minutes
“One minute, two minutes… if you know how to make use of your time, you don’t really have to count.” If you are given just 2 minutes to spend your life, how will you use it? All of us face the challenge of time. Every single day, we face the truth that we don’t have…
Read MoreThis Week in WWII: 1st Week of August
1934 —
Adolf Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany. He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany (as Führer und Reichskanzler) from 1934 to 1945. Hitler was at the center of the founding of Nazism, the start of World War II, and the Holocaust.
1936 —
The 1936 Olympic Games begin in Berlin. Hitler saw the Games as an opportunity to promote his government and ideals of racial supremacy, and did not want Jews or Blacks to be allowed to participate in the Games.
Respect for the Unknown Soldier
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death. – Sun Tzu Soldiers are the country’s heroes. They risk their own lives to save the lives of many. They face battles…
Read MoreSoldier Deck of Cards
“Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.” -Thomas Aquinas In life, when we are facing battles, we hold on to faith. Faith is our way to escape reality. It’s our way of hoping for something better to happen or wishing for suffering…
Read MoreA Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope
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