-
Recent Posts
Archives
- February 2020
- December 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
Categories
- Ahmedabad
- Amdavad
- American history
- Animals
- Architecture
- art
- artists
- awards
- beauty
- blog
- blog f
- blogging
- books
- Britain
- Buca di Beppo
- Cambridge
- Central New York
- cinema
- clothes
- concert
- D-Day Conneaut Ohio
- Delhi
- Designers /Designs
- empowering women
- England
- Eric Labourdette
- exercising
- family
- film
- Fit Bit
- food
- France
- Freedom or Security ?
- health
- history
- India
- Indian election
- Italian
- jazz
- KFC
- Liszt
- Montemarte AirB&B Uber
- Musee Airborne
- music
- nature
- paratooper
- paratrooper
- Paris
- piano
- politics
- Pope Francis
- Religions of the World
- Rock'n'Roll
- Satie piano
- Scotland
- service
- St Ephrem
- St-Mere-Eglise
- Suzanne Valadon
- teaching women their rights under the law
- The Peacock Tea Room
- Travel
- Uncategorized
- United Kingdom
- USA
- walking
- walls
- waterfalls
- welcome
- women
- WWII
Meta
Tag Archives: WWII
HIROSHIMA by John Hersey
On August 6, 1945 , Hiroshima, Japan was destroyed by the first direct hit of an atomic bomb on a city. Hersey tells what happened that day. “Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document, has … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, USA
Tagged atomic bomb, blog, Blogger, blogging, Book, books, HIROSHIMA, history, Japan, John Hershey, literature, WWII
3 Comments
Seasonal Greetings from Cambridge American Cemetery
This is the lovely Christmas spray created by the designers at the Manor Florist in Cambridge, UK to celebrate my brother. Mos of the brave heroes buried in Cambridge have little or no family who remember them personally. I am … Continue reading
Posted in service, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged American Cemetery, blog, blogging, Cambridge, George B. Tullidge III, Manor Florist Cambridge, sacrifice, WWII
6 Comments
French Legion of Honor Medal
The French government awards this highest French order of merit to living Americans who fought in Normandy or the Rhineland. Napoleon Bonaparte created the medal and award. Two French officials flew from Paris flew to be in Conneaut to … Continue reading
Posted in American history, awards, D-Day Conneaut Ohio, France, Travel, Uncategorized, USA, WWII
Tagged Conneaut Ohio, D-Day 2017, French Legion of Honor, Greatest Generation, Normandy, WWII
4 Comments
A Beautiful Day in the Life of An Old Paratrooper
Here are Eric Labourdette’s own words about his jump into La Friere Bridge zone in June 2017. https://talesalongtheway.com/2017/08/11/eric-labourette-guide-extraordinaire/ ” I wanted to jump to honor and remember the sacrifice of all those paratroopers who gave their lives for our freedom. … Continue reading
Posted in American history, Eric Labourdette, France, history, paratooper, St-Mere-Eglise, Travel, Uncategorized, WWII
Tagged Eric Labourdette, France, La Fiere Bridge, paratrooper, St-Mere-Eglise, WWII
12 Comments
Travel Logistics to Normandy
Today I will share with you our travels to Normandy. This is going to the heart of the trip for my family. . . . 11 of us. We were on the way to trace the steps of my brother’s … Continue reading
Posted in France, history, Montemarte AirB&B Uber, Paris, Uncategorized, WWII
Tagged Battle of Fiere Bridge, D-Day, Domaine Airborne, Normandy, WWII
Leave a comment
Dunkirk. . . . . A Film
The German troops cut off the British and the French forces forcing them to the coast with their backs to the sea. Four hundred thousand men were trapped to either die on the beach or drown in the sea. The … Continue reading
Posted in art, beauty, Britain, film, France, history, Travel, Uncategorized, WWII
Tagged Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, film, IMAX, WWII
9 Comments
Deadly Mistake the Morning of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor
Kermit A. Tyler was on duty at Fort Shafter’s radar information center on Dec. 7, 1941.(Earnie Grafton/associated Press) Kermit A. Tyler, 96 Pearl Harbor figure Kermit A. Tyler, 96 By Dennis McLellan Sunday, February 28, 2010 “Don’t worry about it.” … Continue reading
Posted in service, Travel, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Japanese attack, Kermit Tyler, Pacific Theater, Pearl Harbor, The other story about Pearl Harbor, United States, war, WWII
Leave a comment
Hackshaw Ridge. . . . . A Film
Medic, Desmond Doss, running into the battle without a gun, only his medic supplies ,to try to save lives. This film has some of the bloodiest and authentic battlefield scenes since “Saving Private Ryan” and actually is reminiscent of the … Continue reading
Posted in film, service, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged film, Hack Saw Ridge, historical film, history, Japanese Theater of WWII, Mel Gibson, Okinawa, WWII
3 Comments
POLIO TO PARATROOPER
See this image Polio to Paratrooper Paperback – August 27, 2016 by Anne Archer Tullidge (Author), Anne Tullidge Bell (Afterword), Christian Bell (Foreword) Be the first to review this item Books are available on Amazon as well as on Kindle … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, USA
Tagged A Paratrooper's Faith, D-Day, death, George Bowler Tullidge III, Greatest Education, grief, Heroes, leadership, paratrooper, Polio to Paratrooper, sacrifice, WWII
4 Comments
Memorial Day
Tracey Haylock May 27 at 10:48am · Dry Drayton, United Kingdom · Anne Bell this is for you. The headstones have been dressed for the Memorial Day Service on Monday Tracey Haylock Tracey is a docent at the American … Continue reading