Archive for the ‘History’ Category

Memorial Day, May, 25, 2009 Hundreds of thousands of Americans have given their lives in defense of our freedom, our Republic and our way of life.  These men and women have created and preserved the Last Best Hope on Earth and we owe them, at the very least, a remembrance.  The ...

As we reflect on the history of our nation, the concept of liberty is intertwined in every fabric of The American Story.  Liberty---a simple term that defines so much of who we are as a nation and what drives our vision of tomorrow.  When liberty is attacked, whether through violence ...

It was a beautiful, cloudless, sunny day in Manchester, Massachusetts.  On the roof of a remodeling project, the crew that I was working with were all startled when the homeowner, who worked from his house, came running out yelling that the World Trade Center had been hit by a plane.  ...