Monday, May 29, 2006
Robert Miller Sings the Star-Spangled Banner (07:00 PM) - One more video before night falls on this Memorial Day. Here is baritone Robert (known to audiences as Merrill, and born Moshe) Miller singing, correctly for a change, our wonderful national anthem. This is from a 1944 Fox Movietone film….
The Power Line Literature Poll (07:00 PM) - John Hinderaker makes note here that the official 2006 Power Line American literature stakes has begun. You can vote over at Power Line News. Direct all outrage to the Power Line e-mail account, please. FOR THE RECORD: I agree with…
“The laurelled sons of Dartmouth…” (03:46 PM) - Writing at Dartlog, Dartmouth Review editor Dan Linsalata reminds us of the ‘war verse’ added to the Dartmouth Alma Mater (originally called Men of Dartmouth, by Richard Hovey) in wartime. Such as the present….
Two Soldiers’ Stories (02:55 PM) - This page in recent months has featured the stories of two inspiring members of the Armed Forces at two fronts in the War on Terror. On April 14, in “The Army We Have,” I attempted to relate the incredible story…
“A lesson in living love” (12:52 PM) - On November 11, 1988, President Ronald Reagan gave a ceremonial address at the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Washington, DC. Below, an excerpt. …We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those…
Memorial Day — Defenders and Liberators (07:25 AM) - This is Memorial Day. I thought I would offer several items throughout the day, but as the sun is quickly descending on this very day in Baghdad, it is only proper to address first what has been weighing relentlessly on…