Need to fight off the winter blues? Plan a getaway.
I don’t know about you but I HATE the months of January and February!!! For me, it’s the worst time of the entire year. Think about it, Christmas is over, it’s cold and dreary, we are stuck inside, and the warmth of spring seems forever away. Whether you call it Seasonal Affective Disorder or blahs, the cold days of winter can be brutal. So, what can you do to pull yourself out of the doldrums? How about planning a trip? A great way to fight off the winter blues is to start planning your next getaway. Getting lost in dreams of far-off places just might improve your disposition. TRIP PLANNING REDUCES…
How to Create Your own “20 Summers Plan”
Have you ever heard the saying “The older you get, the faster time goes?” I use to hear my Grandfather say that and I would think to myself, “Sounds like something an old person would say”. Well, as I am getting older, that statement is starting to ring true. It feels so much of the time that life is flying by and we are desperately trying to catch up. At some point, we all just have to stop, take a breath and start thinking about what we want out of life. We all need a create our own “20 Summers Plan”. We need a direction, or eventually, we will look…
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
28 Acres – 4,405 Burials – 4,327 Latin Crosses – 81 Stars of David 498 Missing in Action – 97 Unknowns – 21 Sets of Brothers – 2 Medal of Honor Dedicated July 20, 1956 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Located just outside of the town of St. James France, in the midst of gently rolling farmland, you will find the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial. Situated on 28 acres, Brittany is the final resting place for many who lost their lives during WWII battles in the region of Western France. History August 1944, two months…
Carnival in Cologne Germany
6 “Crazy Days” of Parties I look out the window on a chilly morning in February, just before noon, down at the park that sits just in front of my building. Walking casually along are several groups of people, dressed in outrageous costumes. I see clowns, ducks, cowboys, Indians, really about anything you can imagine. With a sleepy look in their eye and a beer in their hand, it’s pretty easy to assume that they have been proudly donning their outfit all night long and the beer is to keep the hangover at bay after a long and fulfilled night of pub crawling. The celebration of Carnival in Cologne Germany…
American Military Cemeteries
WWII Cemeteries in Europe If I were to ask you how many American military cemeteries there are in Europe, how many could you name? More than likely, Normandy would be the one to come to mind. It’s the cemetery that marks one of the greatest battles of WWII and the beginning of the eastern march towards Germany by the allied forces. It’s the one we hear about in school and it is often the center of war documentaries and movies. After all, we have all seen “Saving Private Ryan”. And rightly so, Normandy is a stunningly beautiful cemetery that sits high on a bluff, overlooking the English Channel. It was…
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Dedicated: 1956 Location: Italy Burials: 7,858 Missing in Action: 3,095 Acres: 77.00 More information coming soon.
Suresnes American Cemetery
Dedicated: 1937 Location: France Burials: 1,564 (1,541 Americans from WWI and 23 unknown dead of WWII) Missing in Action: 974 Acres: 7.50 More information coming soon
Rhone American Cemetery
Dedicated: 1956 Location: France Burials: 858 Missing in Action: 294 Acres: 12.52 More information coming soon.
Luxembourg American Cemetery
Dedicated: 1960Location: Luxembourg Burials: 5,073Missing in Action: 371Acres: 50.50 More information coming soon.
Lorraine American Cemetery
Dedicated: 1960 Location: France Burials: 10,482 Missing in Action: 444 Acres: 113.50 More information coming soon.
