Dec 18

The controversy over President-Elect Barack Obama’s birth certificate continues. There is a new effort to force him to produce an authentic birth certificate for inspection before the electoral college votes on December 15, to prove that he, in fact, is eligible to be President, as a natural-born citizen of the United States.

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Dec 18

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 557 
    (AP)

AP – As of Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, at least 557 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EST. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 18

US defence chief in surprise visit to Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates flew in to Iraq for a surprise visit on Saturday for talks with military commander General Raymond Odierno, an AFP correspondent travelling with him said. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 18
The Bloody Angle
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The Bloody Angle

The Bloody Angle in Spotsylvania where soldiers unleashed so ferocious a fire that the bullets themselves sawed down an oak tree 22 inches in diameter during the Battle of Spotsylvania.

Sincerely,

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Dec 18

U.S. costs of Iraq, Afghan wars top $900 billion: report 
    (Reuters)
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Dec 18

U.S. plot suspects had no intent to kill: attorneys 
    (Reuters)
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Dec 18

Pentagon faulted for not preparing for roadside bomb threat 
    (AFP)
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Dec 18

Fighter jet crash kills 3 on ground 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – A military jet on a training mission crashed into a suburban San Diego neighborhood on Monday, destroying two houses, killing three people and leaving another missing, although the pilot ejected safely, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 18
Fields in the Fog
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Fields in the Fog

Fields in the Fog

During a recent visit to Sharpsburg, I discovered a heavy, thick fog which lent an eerie feeling to the battlefield, as if the smoke of battle lingered still.
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Dec 18
The 24th Michigan at Gettysburg
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The 24th Michigan at Gettysburg

Monument to the 24th Michigan Infantry
on McPherson’s Ridge at Gettysburg
Elsewhere on the field, along the southwestern edge of Culp’s Hill, a small marker notes the location where the remnants of the 24th Michigan dug in after a brutal first days fighting. The simple stone reads:
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