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July 6, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
Arizona
Arizona opinion: Veterans urge Arizona to discuss January 6
The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”
July 4, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
Opinion: Veterans urge Mainers to discuss Jan. 6 on July 4
The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”
July 4, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
North Carolina
We are 9/11 war veterans. This July 4th, also remember Jan. 6 and renounce violence.
The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”
July 4, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
North Carolina
Veterans urge North Carolina to discuss January 6 on July 4
The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”
July 4, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
Georgia
OPINION: Veterans urge Georgians to discuss January 6 on July 4
The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”
July 1, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
Pennsylvania
Veterans urge Pennsylvanians to discuss January 6 on July 4 | Opinion
The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”
June 9, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
Maine
Opinion: What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Mainer
Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.
June 9, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
Pennsylvania
Veterans' coalition: What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Pennsylvanian
Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.
June 9, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
Wisconsin
Commentary: What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Wisconsinite
Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.
June 8, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder
North Carolina
What a WWI cemetery in France means to every North Carolinians
Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.
June 7, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
Arizona
What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Arizonan
Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.
June 6, 2024
Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense
Georgia
OPINION: What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Georgian
Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.