The Longest Day of John Steele

The Longest Day of John Steele (Revised and Edited) Private John M. Steele (1912–1969) was the American paratrooper made famous in the movie, The Longest Day. He literally parachuted onto the roof of a church in Sainte-Mère-Église, the first village in Normandy liberated by the Americans on D-Day, June 6, 1944....

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Honor A Veteran On Memorial Day

On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Remembering our Patriots   Memorial Day weekend, 2011 and time to carry on a recent custom of thanking veterans who served the United States, especially those who fought in bloody combat. All one has to do is to go...

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