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POPS20 Most Iconic Photos in College History Not every photograph can have such a profound impact, but so many have. Important moments in college history have been preserved in photographs, changing the way people view college, whether through an understanding of racism, protests, tragedy, or celebration.
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POPSVeteran’s Day: A Personal Reflection By "Senator Bob" Smith
Try to imagine the hardship and bravery of: A patriot in a cold tent at Valley Forge. A soldier facing a volley of gunfire at Gettysburg. A marine trying to get on the beach against the Japanese at Iwo Jima. A soldier trying to climb the cliffs of Normandy against a volley of German artillery fire. A POW being tortured in Korea and Viet Nam. A soldier with the U.S. military facing a roadside bomb in Iraq or Afghanistan. Or even more poignant, walking through the acres of graves at Arlington or other military cemetery. American servicemen and women have sacrificed all over the world for freedom, and as General Colin Powell so appropriately said, “All we ever asked in return was a place to bury our dead.” Your mission for this weekend is to find a veteran, or his or her family member, and say, “thank you.” It will make you feel proud to be an American. Thank you veterans and families. We remember and we appreciate all that you have done. God bless you.
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POPS"The Pacific" Watch it its good! The reality of war in The Pacific however, is that there were no expectations. For United States Marines Robert Leckie (played by James Badge Dale), John Basilone (played by Jon Seda), and Eugene Sledge (played by Joe Mazzello), the names Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Peleliu mean nothing; they are simply distant specks in the ocean. It is only when they arrive that the men discover they are not simply fighting the Japanese, but also disease, exhaustion, and the dense jungle itself, in which suicide attacks and guerrilla warfare are the norm.
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POPS"The Pacific,": Powerful WW2 Movie I wish I had HBO. The other WW2 movies produced in cooperation between Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are very impressive: 'Saving Private Ryan,' and the 'Band of Brothers.' Other impressive 'new generation,' war flicks, imo: 'Letters from Iwo Jima," produced by Clint Eastwood, was an astounding view of the Pacific War World 2, from the Japanese side. (and 'Tora, Tora, Tora', good) Patton, no doubt. Paths of Glory, about WW1, a heavy-duty flick. Platoon & Apocalypse Now were powerful films about Vietnam. Black Hawk Down' set in Somalia, leaves an impression. Hurt Locker,' (haven't seen), set in Iraq, won Best Picture and Best Director this year. Gettyburg' about the US Civil War powerful, historical. And the PBS documentary about the Civil War incredible. No American Revolution War flick jumps to mind. Maybe 'cause we'd have to acknowledge the French? French? - Oh yea: La Gu
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POPSOct. 23,1983 Lebanese Terrorists Bomb the Marine Barracks in Beirut . . with Syria. Although the United States had mounted two previous successful peacekeeping operations in Lebanon in 1958 and earlier in 1982 (to facilitate the evacuation of P.L.O. forces from Beirut that had been defeated by Israel), the ignominious end of the MNF intervention brought disastrous consequences. The failure of the peacekeeping mission led to renewed fighting between Lebanese factions and the ascendancy of Hezbollah, backed by Iran and Syria. Moreover, the Marine barracks bombing, which was the deadliest terrorist attack against Americans before the 9/11 attacks, later inspired Osama bin Laden, who viewed the United States as a “paper tiger” because of its rapid withdrawal of peacekeeping forces from Lebanon and Somalia after suffering casualties. Al Qaeda members were later dispatched to Hezbollah training camps in Lebanon, according to the 9/11 Commission Report (p. 68). Posted October 23rd, 2009 in American Leadership.
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POPSPHOTOS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD II. More of the best and the worst of us, some are shocking, but should not be ignored. Explanations for each are on the website. Thought about flagging this as mature due to the graphic nature of some pictures, but I don't think you should censor history.
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POPSA Soldier's Story Part I Return to Tarawa to discover a battlefield covered in garbage and human waste, and the unspeakable disgrace of having hundreds of fallen American heroes " including a man posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor " buried under parking lots and septic tanks. There are somewhat graphic images, and a few moments of salty language " but this is something I would encourage you to watch with your families, simply because it is so heartbreaking. If we do not often remember the cost of our freedoms, we will surely lose them. Listening to what these boys did for us " and that’s what they were: teen-aged boys, for the most part " brought home to me the debt we owe these remarkable men. It is the very least we can do to listen to their stories. They are amazing stories, funny and tragic and full of wisdom, and I mean to tell as many of them as I can, from World War 2 up through the present.
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POPSLand of the Weak and Home of the Wussy
Most of us bitch about taxes and pay little attention to the fact that our nation is deeply mired in two wars. We refer to our military personnel as heroes (for fear of not seeming patriotic?) but want nothing to do with the consequences of those wars. I agree with the author on some points and not on others. He speaks a realization that few of us want to face, for instance: the lie that we fight the terrorists there so we don’t have to fight them here. I also agree with this statement: we Americans have been living off the rest of the world's misery. We are stealing oil from the people of nations like Iraq and Nigeria. We know our toys, our electronic devices and our fancy name-brand running shoes are being made by people who cannot afford to buy them themselves. We know that for decades we have been overthrowing elected governments and propping up fascist dictatorships to keep the exploitation going so that we can buy cheap goods and extract cheap resources.
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