SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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¿Qué opino de las mujeres? Caray, mi madre fue mujer, una dama que, en casa, en el hogar maravilloso e irrepetible, me inculcó, con hechos, amor, ilusiones, sueños, amabilidad, sentimientos nobles, educación, respeto, ideales, principios y rectitud.

¿Qué pienso de las mujeres? Oh, entre mis hermanos hay dos mujeres, cada una con su identidad y con sus motivos, ejemplares e inolvidables para mí por palpitar en mi interior, por ser parte de mi linaje y de la historia prodigiosa que compartimos, por toda la riqueza y por el significado que descubro en ellas.

¿Que hablo de las mujeres? Si les expresara que mis descendientes, tesoros míos, son mujeres que siento en mi alma y me enorgullecen por su esencia, por sus valores, por sus sentimientos y por sus ideales, la humanidad y todas las criaturas entenderían lo mucho que…

General Joseph Swing

It is only fitting that I introduce the man who lead the 11th Airborne Division before we continue on to Luzon.  Many called him “Uncle Joe”, but on the back of this photograph, Smitty wrote “My General.”

“A hero is a man noted for his feats of courage or nobility of purpose—especially one who has risked his life; a person prominent in some field, period, or cause by reason of his special achievements or contributions; a person of distinguished valor or fortitude; and a central personage taking an admirable part in any remarkable action or event; hence, a person regarded as a model.”

Joseph May Swing was born on 28 February 1894 in Jersey City and went to the public schools there, graduating in 1911 and entered West Point Military Academy directly.  He graduated 38th in the class of the star-studded class of 1915, famously known…

[This is really a collection of short notes rather than a coherent article, but there are so many of them I decided to split them off into their own post.]

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is in its second week now. Plan A was blitzkrieg: Occupation of the major cities, capture of Zelensky and the rest of the government, and NATO unable to get its act together on sanctions in time to matter. That plan failed due to fierce resistance from Ukrainians, poor planning and execution by the Russian army, and effective coordination between President Biden and the other NATO heads of state.

Plan B is the Grozny/Aleppo approach : bludgeon Ukraine into submission by knocking out utilities and shelling civilian areas. In the words of Tacitus: “They make a desert and call it peace.” That strategy will take longer, the Ukrainians might have too much spirit for…

“Eu sou feminista. Eu tenho sido uma mulher por um longo tempo. Seria estupidez não estar do meu próprio lado. — Maya Angelou