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Generals are seldom liked by officers or enlisted me and women. Absolutely true of Westmoreland in Vietnam, but General Abrams was the exception in Vietnam; he was liked by most people.

My impression from watching her interviewed: close friends called her Merman, not Ethel. After all, It was not her real last name. Mary Martin did visit her four or five times when Merman was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. A lot considering Ethel lived in New York & Mary in California. Always competitive, Merman finally used a walker after one of Mary's visits. And she kept using the walker, but it did not help much (unlike @Avalon).

@Avalon, thank you so much for this thread.

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Yes. And it changed my life significantly for the better because of the people I met and places I went. Agree with @Max about serving with heroes.

Ah. Russia borders Japan. Look at a map once in a while. It was to the U.S. eternal benefit to ally with the Soviet Union in the Second World War. I was not even a history major in college, but I like maps.

Why did Trump decide not to visit the First World War cemetery today in France? Obama visited Arlington National Cemetery in heavy rain. I know because I was there and also at the Vietnam Memorial

Did you also visit the museum, which was a high point of my visit to the former Yugoslavia in 2013. I also liked the city of Mostar, with a very well known bridge, a bit more more Moslem-centered than Sarajevo.

That tradition died when "What's My Line" and Bennett Cerf were cancelled in the late 1960s.

"America First" Apostle Trump Visits Paris 100 Years after Globalist Wilson. Obviously, Donald Trump is a huge step down from Woodrew Wilson. Trump has attacked or dismantled international pacts that reflect Mr. Wilson's dreams and vision. Is our current president even aware about this weekend's centennial of the end of the First World War. At least Ronald Reagan had some sense of ceremony. And he relied on staff, cabinet and his wife to brief him. I understand there is valid counter argument to Wilson, but Trump is grossly ineffective in making that argument.

There was a "Rocky" marathon race in Philadelphia this morning One of younger racers was sitting on a tall stool as his pants fell lower and lower on his bare butt. He did not realize it. I enjoyed it completely, but eventually told him (and got an up close view first).

Unfortunately, Serbian had a different plan. Maybe this poppy tradition never lasted long in the states where I live/lived - New England and Pennsylvania. Anyway, by visiting Bosnia, I saw what happened to that country after the terrible recent war with Serbia. Of course, Sarajevo citizens wanted to tell tourists about the war they lived through. In time, 1914 will return to primary importance.

I remembered the First World War by visiting Savajevo in 2013. The spot where Austrian Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated is now just a small overpass highway. But, the museum was absolutely wonderful. So glad I went there.