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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,429 posts) Fri May 24, 2019, 02:28 PM May 2019

George Conway Retweeted

Dwight Eisenhower while giving speech to veterans in 1952 about those who died under his command on D-Day:

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Another great picture

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JFK at Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Day 1963: #JFKLibrary

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Tragically, only 6 months later he would be buried there. 😢

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Dwight Eisenhower, giving speech to veterans in 1952 about those who died under his command on D-Day (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 OP

Even a former Commander of the Armed Forces and President knew...... ProudMNDemocrat May 2019 #1

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1. Even a former Commander of the Armed Forces and President knew......

Fri May 24, 2019, 02:30 PM

May 2019

the sacrifice paid for world freedom.

Very powerful pictures reminding us every day that FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.

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2. To think that since Kennedy died, every war we've been in has been fought over either oil or opium

Fri May 24, 2019, 02:36 PM

May 2019

Every damn one.

Says a lot about who runs this country, sadly.

And yet, as Ike and Kennedy would remind us, everything eventually changes.