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Memorial Day – My Father’s Story
Memorial Day is a time to honor the lives and remember the deaths of soldiers who served in World War II. The town of Raritan, New Jersey, where I was born, knows how to do that! Banners of their hometown heroes … Continue reading
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Tagged Alamo in the Ardennes, Battle of the Bulge, Captain Rowland Koskamp, John McManus, Memorial Day, NJ, Raritan
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Remembering My Father on Memorial Day
This post from the livingasapprentices archives is re-posted in honor of Memorial Day. Do you see what we’ve got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent … Continue reading
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Remembering my Father
The following is a devotional I wrote for Words of Hope, a devotional booklet published by Words of Hope in Grand Rapids, MI whose mission is to help build the Church world-wide through media. It is one of seven devotionals … Continue reading
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Tagged Father's Day Reflection, Memorial Day, POW camp, Rowland Koskamp, World War II
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