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Tag: Red Bull Rising

Getting My Arms Around the Process of Delivering Wartime Mail

March 28, 2012

Mail delivery in wartime seems like a little bit of a miracle to me. … More Getting My Arms Around the Process of Delivering Wartime Mail

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A Shout-Out to the Red Bull Rising Blog, in Gratitude

March 9, 2012

“Sherpa” wrote a nice take-out highlighting my little project here and taught me a few things in the process. … More A Shout-Out to the Red Bull Rising Blog, in Gratitude

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Letters from an Everyman in WWII Frank D. "Babe" Mauro Born, Oct. 9, 1924 Died, May 4, 1945

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  • Why the British Were Afraid of Winning World War II - The New York Times
  • Russia’s 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine dwarf all its conflicts since World War II, report says - CNN
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