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July 6, 2024
Now Phil and his men were being told to gird themselves for their next operation. Although they did not know it at the time, they were […]
July 4, 2024
In his first year as president, Ronald Reagan wrote an essay entitled “What the Fourth of July Means To Me.” Today, as you prepare to celebrate […]
July 2, 2024
I’m continuing a blog on most days until mid 2025 following my father’s exploits and adventures during WWII. Each blog will represent what he and the […]
July 1, 2024
While on a one-day rest, between five days of intensive training for large-scale amphibious operations, and at the 3rd Infantry’s new bivouac area near Pozzuoli, not […]
June 28, 2024
28 June to 14 July 44, the intensive training for large-scale amphibious operations was divided into three periods of five days each, followed by a day […]
June 27, 2024
The last few days in June and the entire month of July were devoted to rigorous training.