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Camp MacKall (not without a problem or two)

Pacific Paratrooper

Gen. Joseph M. Swing

The following story has been condensed from the “Angels: A History of the 11th Airborne Division” by MGeneral E.M. Flanagan Jr.

The 511th made waves for the 11th A/B Div.

General Swing, realized he was commanding an outfit of cocky paratroopers with special jump pay and glider troops who had no voice in their assignment and no extra pay to compensate for being forced to go to war in a rickety, undependable glider in equal hazardous duty.  Unless he took some drastic action, the division would be split.

Reports filtered back to Gen. Swing at Camp MacKall that the 511th troopers were full of arrogant, rowdy hell-raisers lacking in discipline.  But when the regiment joined up with the 11th Airborne, Swing was ready for them.  Henry Muller [G-2 officer] remembered:

Lt.General E.M. Flanagan

“It was quite a shock to us.  Gen. Swing, who had heard terrible…

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Stele în lumina dimineții

Zanzibar – The walls, painted white, are of a restful minimalism. The only ornaments you can barely perceive, more you suspect them in the form of stylized drawings with flowers, leaves, birds embossed in stucco, Persian inspiration.

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Zanzibar, 2018

La ora prânzului, când cerul e albastru și aerul e străveziu, vreau să fiu și la umbră și în lumină.

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Băile persane de la Kidichi au o importanță mai mult sentimentală, ca o bijuterie. Arhitectura est-africană, discretă, supusă influențelor, deconspiră un farmec intim.

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Aproape de zona hotelieră, descopăr deliciile unui refugiu secret, retras de țărmul oceanului. Pe șoseaua principală care străbate insula, o construcție neobișnuită iese în evidență, izolată de pâlcurile de arbori de mango. Deși zăpușeala orei de prânz te descuraja să te dai jos din mașină, provocarea era prea mare ca să rezist.

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Ray, ghidul care ne însoțise la o fermă de mirodenii, a fost încântat să ne mai arate încă o minunăție a insulei sale.

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Pătrundem în rămășițele unui conac de vânătoare construit în 1832 de către sultanul Sayyd pentru soția sa Sheharzade, fiica șahului persan, înainte de a se căsători cu ea.

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Din splendoarea…

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Crkva Svetih arhanđela Mihaila i Gavrila, Baščaršija, Sarajevo – Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Baščaršija, Sarajevo

Happy Easter – The Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel , popularly known as the Old Orthodox Church or the Old Church in Baščaršija , is a temple of the Serbian Orthodox Church located in Sarajevo. It belongs to the Dabro-Bosnian metropolitanate . The church is dedicated to the archangels Michael and Gabriel , and was built in the 14th century. It has been declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is the oldest and one of the most valuable cultural and historical monuments in Sarajevo. It is located not far from Baščaršija , ie in the old part of Baščaršija, which was urbanized during the Austro-Hungarian rule during the correction of the flow of the river Miljacka.

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Crkva Svetih arhanđela Mihaila i Gavrila, u narodu poznata kao Stara pravoslavnacrkva ili Stara crkva na Baščaršiji, je hram Srpske pravoslavne crkve koji se nalazi u Sarajevu. Pripada dabrobosanskoj mitropoliji. Crkva je posvećena arhanđelima Mihailu i Gavrilu, a podignut je u 14. vijeku. Proglašena je za nacionalni spomenik Bosne i Hercegovine i predstavlja najstariji i jedan od najvrjednijih kulturno-istorijskih spomenika Sarajeva. Nalazi se nedaleko od Baščaršije, odnosno u starom dijelu Baščaršije, koji je urbanizovan za vrijeme austrougarske uprave tokom ispravka toka rijeke Miljacke. (Izvor: https://sr.wikipedia.org)

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Focusing On People … ALL People

Filosofa's Word

There are numerous ideological differences between the two major political parties in the United States today, some are superficial, others deep-rooted.  But one of the main ones, I believe, is what their view of the purpose of government is.  The Democratic Party largely believes in investing in people, while the Republican Party is more concerned with investing in Profit … profit for the already wealthy, that is, not for the average Joe.

I have shared two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof’s work before, and his column yesterday in the New York Times is another that needs to be read, pondered and absorbed.  He makes the case for President Biden’s proposals for investment in the people of this nation, and he makes it well.  If the Republican Party chooses not to participate, then perhaps it’s time we leave them behind … for the greater good, the good of the nation and

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TANKA#2 and MY ART

Soni's thoughts

My Zeentangle art of butterfly and flower😃💖

World is drawn by its glow
God’s artistic creation
A bedazzling charm
Colorful treat to eyes
Peace and freedom

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Germany’s coronavirus cases increase by 16,290.

What Now News 24

Image Credit: Christophe Gateau/DPA/AP

According to Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the number of confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 16,290 on Sunday. The death toll rose by 110. The number of coronavirus cases have decreased over the past week.

Germany is currently in a lockdown to curb the current surge in coronavirus cases, while the German parliament also proposed the extension of the lockdown till the end of June to deal with the third wave, as hospitals are facing immense pressure.

Germany is facing difficulty dealing with the third wave with its efforts also complicated by the highly contagious B117 strain. Its slow start to its national vaccination campaign is also complicating the situation. As many countries are planning to reopen, Germany is planning to extend its lockdown further, as the country have night curfews in place along with closure of non-essential shops till end of June. Last week, the government…

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Day 11 of High School in Five Months, Perspectives, and libraries — Critical thinking for Human Community

Books, film, and other forms of media, like comic books, aka graphic novels, and music can all help us see the world from a new perspective.   Books and other works that are in the public domain are made accessible by volunteer libraries, like the one compiled by LibriVox, or Project Gutenberg.   Libraries of various […]

Day 11 of High School in Five Months, Perspectives, and libraries — Critical thinking for Human Community