by Richard Lee | Jun 13, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
Although the Paoli Massacre took place in 1777, no formal recognition or marker of the burial site existed for 40 years. In 1817, at the suggestion of Dr. William Darlington, the Republican Artillerists and a group of local citizens erected a marble monument. It was...
by Richard Lee | Jun 13, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
This year we honor Sandra Kelley, the former Malvern Borough Manager as Grand Marshall of the 2017 Parade. Sandy has been a fixture in Malvern and a staunch supporter of the Memorial Parade for as long as many of us can remember. Born in the Wilkes-Barre area, Sandy...
by Richard Lee | Jun 13, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
It has been called THE GREAT WAR and THE WAR TO END ALL WARS. For more than a century Americans obeyed George Washington’s injunction in his Farewell Address to keep out of the political affairs of Europe. That obedience ended on April 6, 1917 when Congress voted for...
by Richard Lee | May 13, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
For more than two years after World War II started in Europe, Americans debated what U.S. policy should be toward the Axis Powers. Anti-interventionist leaders bitterly denounced what they saw as an unnecessary involvement by the US in the affairs of Europe. The...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
Here is a sampling of the significant military events with milestone anniversaries this year: 25th Anniversary of the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, August 2, 1990 On a map, Kuwait looks like a small and inconsequential patch of land. But to Iraqi dictator Saddam...
by rmlee | Jan 22, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
The capture of Richmond had been the goal of the Union Army since the beginning of the Civil War. The Confederate capital lay tantalizingly close to Washington, only 100 miles, but it took four years of hard battle before the city fell to Union troops on April 3,...
