“I am disgusted and worn out with the system that seems to prevail.” Brigadier General John Buford The news is abuzz tonight about the bi-partisan deal that has been agreed to by the President, the Speaker of the House and … Continue reading →
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Yesterday was the 148th Anniversary of Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. There is a spot near the Copse of Trees along Cemetery Ridge which is referred to as the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy.” It is the … Continue reading →
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“It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced…” Abraham Lincoln, from the Gettysburg Address “Heroism is latent in every human soul – … Continue reading →
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