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Prisoner of War Finds Living Harder than Death

The obituary of Colonel Floyd J. Thompson said that for nine years he "endured cold cells, jungle cages, and torture in Vietnam, becoming the longest-serving ...


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J. R. R. Tolkien on Evil and the Purposes of God

J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, made clear in his private writings he intended to proclaim a Christian message ...


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Two Perspectives on the Normandy Invasion

June 6, 1994, was the 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, which began the historic World War II battle to liberate continental Europe ...


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Soldier Reflects After Killing Enemy

On a mission in Honduras in the 1980s, Eric L. Haney and members of his elite counterterrorist unit surrounded some Cuban-trained guerrillas on a Honduran ...


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TV's Flawed "Heroes" Challenge Morality

Shows like HBO's hit "The Sopranos" and FX's stark cop drama "The Shield" have introduced TV viewers to a new kind of protagonist. ...


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C. S. Lewis: War Gives Important Reminder

War does do something to death. It forces us to remember it. The only reason why the cancer at 60 or the paralysis at 75 do not bother us is that we forget ...


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For Christ and His Kingdom

The week before September 11, 2001, America's "Tuesday of Terror," 32-year-old Todd Beamer and his wife, Lisa, had spent a romantic getaway ...


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Power of Prayer

Retired U.S. Marine Corps General Charles Krulak recounted a critical event in the Gulf War of 1991:

The prevailing winds in the Gulf area blow from northeast ...

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A Marine's Astonishing Thankfulness

Retired U.S. Marine Corps General Charles Krulak tells of the time when he as a nonbeliever was first confronted with the testimony of a person committed ...


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Jimmy Stewart's Reliance on God

Actor Jimmy Stewart found comfort in Psalm 91. When the United States entered World War II in 1941, Stewart enlisted in the Army Air Corps and prepared ...


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