Posts by Shawn Janes
A Pittance of Time – A Song of Remembrance
The Second World War is perhaps one of the bloodiest wars in history. World War II initiated war not only in a single region of the country, but all over the world. Millions of lives were lost. Millions of innocent people were slaughtered. Brave men and women risked their lives and took on the role of being the hero. They bravely waded through the front lines evading enemy attacks.
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The Swinemuende 1945 – Boca Raton 2006 – Story
Herbert Weber, Iserlohn, born 1931, had been a student at Hagen/Westphalia Secondary School since Sept. 1941. Due to the rising intensity of allied air raids on West German cities, students and teachers of his school were evacuated to more safer regions in Eastern Germany at the end of July 1943.
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4th Verse Star Spangle Banner – The Meaning behind the Words
Being the national anthem of the United States, The Star-Spangled Banner exudes patriotism at its finest. Initially a poem titled “Defense of Fort McHenry,” The Star-Spangled Banner was penned by a 35-year old lawyer and amateur poet named Francis Scott Key after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British forces in the year 1812.
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The F-22
“..And as we fly, we still may not know where we are going to. But the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings. You may not know where you’re going, but you know that so long as you spread your wings, the winds will carry you.” -C. JoyBell C. There are different kinds of…
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“It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet. It will open to him the gates of heaven.” — Wernher von Braun Flying has evolved throughout the years. Planes have been built for transportation, for recreation, and even for protection. Planes serve different purposes for…
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F-18 A Day at the Office
“I feel that we are often taken out of our comfort zones, pushed and shoved out of our nests, because if not, we would never know what we could do with our wings, we would never see the horizon and the sun setting on it, we would never know that there’s something far better beyond…
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