Tag: history

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

The Best and the Bravest

THE BEST AND THE BRAVEST World War I saw a massive effusion of blood on battlefields all over Europe.  It is difficult for us to comprehend the magnitude of the carnage.  To illustrate, let’s consider the effect of that war on France. On one fateful day in August 1914 the French suffered approximately  100,000 casualties […]

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

Five Simple Truths

  The following are five simple truths.  Please reflect on them. Neither you nor I are perfect. We descend from imperfect people. Those who preceded us operated under a different set of rules and ideas concerning religion, racial relationships, social classes, and sex. We can honor a historical personage for his or her contributions to […]