On this Memorial Day, I am reminded of the extreme sacrifices made by so many Americans on behalf of the United States of America and, yes, the world. As someone currently working to preserve the legacy of that generation now known as "The Greatest Generation," I can tell you it has been my honor and extreme privilege to record and share stories from this fading group of veterans. Through their own words, they reveal World War II, a war now referred to as the good war, was anything but good. The lesson is that while war is never good, it is sometimes necessary and always comes at great cost. This weekend we invite you to search Central Florida WW2 Museum Veterans History Project on YouTube to hear their stories and dwell on the significance of remembering our veterans. I believe they deserve our attention. ...more

May 25, 2009

Relatives and friends gathered last week to pay final tribute to a man they said served his family, his community and his country. ...more

March 18, 2009

In today's confusing and disheartening economic landscape, it's more important than ever to navigate carefully — and make the right turns. ...more

March 6, 2009

I am an 83-year-old man who proudly served my country for the latter part of World War II and also the Korean War. I believe that the generation before mine was every bit as good as mine, maybe even better. There are not too many of my generation left and almost none from the generation before us. I am not sure that I thoroughly understand the meaning of "the greatest generation" but I do know they are referring to my generation and for this I am grateful. I also know that there were some good times and some bad times, but I wouldn't trade any of them for the world. ...more

January 31, 2009

A number of editorials in major and local newspapers repeat the mantra that the collective "we" caused many of the crises facing us today; that the collective "we" allowed our leaders to be corrupt; that "we" kept putting the same corrupt elected officials in government; that the collective "we" were spend thrifts, using credit cards to buy now and pay later, letting the bills pile up. And what about the credit card corporations? ...more

January 25, 2009

My father used to tell me many things growing up that at the time did not have meaning to me, and if they did I did not really believe them. ...more

December 28, 2008

I've been thinking a lot lately about Tom Brokaw's book "The Greatest Generation," that classic about our parents and their incredible sacrifices during World War II. ...more

December 10, 2008

For another generation, today's date brings up many of the same emotions as Sept. 11 does to this one. ...more

December 7, 2008

Despite the attention to the men who have influenced Barack Obama, from his inconstant Kenyan father to his fiery former pastor, a woman did the most to mold him. ...more

October 19, 2008

The news wires buzzed last week about recently released classified documents that showed culinary icon Julia Child worked as a spy during World War II. ...more

August 20, 2008