Category Archives: War and Peace

D Day, June 6, 1944

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Phyllis Alberici

It’s 79 years since Allied troops landed on the Normandy beaches: Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, Sword. 160,000 troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified French coastline determined to break Hitler’s hold on Europe. 9,000 died or were wounded … Continue reading →

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What Memorial Day means to one soldier’s little girl

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Phyllis Alberici

Every year I ask myself the same question: why is it the few can take the many into chaos they will never experience and then avert their eyes from the damage they’ve caused? Could Memorial Day be reduced to a … Continue reading →

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What Memorial Day means to one soldier’s little girl

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Phyllis Alberici

Memorial Day never struck me as a mini-Black Friday, the day to run to the nearest holiday sales or tell anyone who will listen, “Thank God I’ve got Monday off!” Memorial Day is about remembering. A day to do what … Continue reading →

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Bombs bursting in air

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Phyllis Alberici

Every American alive today has lived through America’s involvement in a war. Everyone. Call it “war” or a “military action,” it’s the same outcome bolstered by rhetoric to justify our heading out the door to help or harm. We like … Continue reading →

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