The Road to Peace: From the Disarming of the Great Lakes to the Nuclear Test...
At a press conference President Eisenhower stated, “the concept of atomic war is too horrible for man to endure and to practice, and he must find some way out of it.” In “The Road to Peace” read about...
View ArticleArmistice Day, World Peace, and Feeding the Hungry
One of the guns of Battery D, 105th Field Artillery, showing American flag which was hoisted after the last shot had been fired when the armistice took effect. Etraye, France. 11/11/1918Credits:...
View ArticleShe Wanted to Mourn, But Chose to Save A Life
In my article Armistice Day, World Peace and Feeding the Hungry, I talk about the amazing work of the Belgian Relief Commission. They fed the hungry in Belgium, as well as Northern France, during...
View ArticleMovie industry can help end world hunger
The Hunger Games film recently teamed up with the World Food Programme and Feeding America. (United Nations) Earlier this year former senator Chris Dodd, chairman of the Motion Picture Association of...
View ArticleThe ‘Yes, We Can” Attitude of the Soldiers of the ARA
This Memorial Day we can remember the World War One Legacy of Humanitarianism (National World War I Memorial) Memorial Day is here. It is a chance to remember lost loved ones. There are also the...
View ArticleThe gospel of service and fighting hunger
Captain Thomas Orbison had a critical mission after World War I. Orbison was a doctor with the American Relief Administration. He was assigned to fight hunger in Latvia. Read the full article at...
View ArticleVeterans Day and the gospel of food for hungry children
As we celebrate this Veterans Day, let’s recall a recent U.S. military mission led by a teddy bear. When the Air Force was called upon to drop humanitarian supplies in Iraq, a soldier attached a teddy...
View ArticleMy History News Network column on the Battle of the Somme
What were the news headlines 100 years ago today? Imagine what stories you would see on cable TV or in your Facebook news feed if the year were 1916. Continue reading →
View ArticleCentury-old armistice unveiled brutal foe of hunger
World War I showed not only the horror of armed conflict, but its brutal partner: Hunger. Continue reading →
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