The Jerusalem Post reports: When Germany invaded Poland in the fall of 1939, Sendler was just shy of her 30th birthday. "The whole of Poland was drowning in blood, but the Jewish nation was suffering the most, with the Jewish children the most vulnerable," she recalled. Sendler and a group of friends in the Warsaw […]
Marine Sgt. Merlin German has died due to complications from surgery, three years after he was horribly injured by an IED in Iraq. RIP.
This story is well worth your time. Don't start reading unless you have tissues handy.
Actor and activist Charlton Heston, who won the Academy Award for his portrayal of Judah Ben-Hur, died yesterday at the age of 83. Going through his biography on IMDB, there was one quote of his that summed up his life: "In the beginning an actor impresses us with his looks, later his voice enchants us. […]
The remains of Sgt. Matt Maupin, captured by terrorists four years ago, have been found.
Herb Peterson, inventor of McDonald's Egg McMuffin has died -- at 89. Apparently he didn't eat too many of them. My clogged arteries salute you.
The last of the big three of science fiction died yesterday. Like Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein before him, Arthur C. Clarke shuffled off this mortal coil after 90 years. I read many of Clarke's books in high school and college. Like many young boys, I started off with Heinlein in elementary and middle school. […]
The world's oldest person has died ... again. It seems that no one holds onto this title for very long.