Honoring D-Day Soldiers

One of the last times I visited the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France, I saw the movie Saving Private Ryan. To me, it's still one of the most poignant movies about D-Day.

June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which "we will accept nothing less than full victory." More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day's end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded -- but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler.
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Run, Walk ... or Sleep

This Saturday is the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure®.

This year's Global Race for the Cure® celebrates 20 years of raising funds and awareness for the movement to end breast cancer forever. You can run or walk the 5K route.

However, Saturday's event in DC:

You can run or walk the 5K route, or even join WTOP Radio as the official Sleep In for the Cure sponsor - raise money to support the fight against breast cancer- and stay in bed the morning fo the race!!

Does this mean we're too lazy to run or walk in DC, we have to sleep?

Exposing the Truth

As I was browsing the headlines in my RSS feed, this caught my eye. Now really, how can you not click on the link to this story from The Hill: "Nudists to lobby on Capitol Hill"?

The good news: You may see nudists next week on Capitol Hill.

The bad news: They will be wearing clothes.

“We want lawmakers to know that members of the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) enjoy their pastime within appropriate settings,” says Executive Director Erich Schuttauf.

Translation: The nudists won’t be naked.

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I guess even lawmakers need to be exposed to all sides of an issue! :-)