Remembering Our Troops on Memorial Day

I'm a retired U.S. Government employee. As I think about our troops and veterans on this Memorial Day 2006, I try to imagine the difficulties and horrors experienced - past and present. One current thought presently haunting me is how terrible the shoes must have been in the World War I trenches.

Remembering our troops and their families is just not enough. Remembering the courage and bravery of our fallen heros is not enough either.

America Supports You.

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In Memoriam - Col. Oleg V. Penkovsky

Most often called the spy who saved the world, Oleg V. Penkovsky, was executed on May 16, 1963. A hero of the Cold War, he was one of the bravest and heroic men in the long history of spying. The USA should long remember and honor him.

An excerpt from his defection letter:

"I ask you to consider me as your soldier. Henceforth the ranks of your Armed Forces are increased by one man."

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