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Poetry Corner: Bobby Richardson “A Tear Drop Will Never Be Enough”

September 7, 2018 by Bobby Richardson Leave a Comment

They were not supposed to die that day They were not supposed to leave us They were not supposed to die that way Leaving America and the world to grieve them They were part of who this Country was They were what made it the “Home of the Brave”!! And when they took them away […]

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Photo: Never forget

September 12, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

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Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: 9/11

September 11, 2016 by Jeff Burkhart Leave a Comment

On every 9/11, we take pause to beckon back To mourn the loss of innocents, by cowardly attacks In hopelessness we watched aghast, as planes attacked the towers The structures burned and bent and groaned, this was their final hour First responders tried to help, they fought with all their worth Souls soared into Heaven […]

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Matt Talbot: Reflections on two long wars

September 9, 2016 by Matt Talbot 6 Comments

This coming Sunday will be the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It is hard to believe that 15 years have come and gone since that terrible morning in September of 2001. I awoke that morning to a world that seemed unmoored from any reference point of understanding, any prior experience in my life. The […]

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