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Continue reading →: Iwo Jima Remembered…
Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper: ? William Leahy, USMC “As it appeared on Locust Valley Leader, March 4, 2015. Patty Brexel of the LV Leader sent this to me,” Rosalinda Morgan, contributor. William Leahy, at 17, enlisted in the U.S.M.C. in December, 1943. At that age, he needed parental permission…
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Continue reading →: The Ice Age – Part 1
Originally posted on Subli: Photo by samboep ? About two million years ago, the land was already formed. One large land area reached out into the Pacific Ocean from the Asian continent. Only the South China, Sulu and Celebes basins remained as seas. But events were taking shape in the…
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Continue reading →: A Rose (Tournament of Roses) and a Tip for a Happy, Healthy and Successful Living
via A Rose (Tournament of Roses) and a Tip for a Happy, Healthy and Successful Living
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Continue reading →: March 18 – My parents’ wedding anniversary
Originally posted on Subli: ? Today, March 18, 2018 marks the 75th wedding anniversary of my parent and if Dad did not pass away in May 2007, I’m sure there would be a party. Filipinos love parties. They will find any excuse to have a party. What made their marriage…
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Continue reading →: How the Philippine Islands were formed
Originally posted on Subli: The Philippines is a country full of legends. Filipinos love legends and myths and they believe in superstitions. The legend of the sea and the sky (posted on Sept 2, 2017) is one of them. In truth, there were only the huge body of water, the…
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Continue reading →: Tips on Buying Roses
Originally posted on Rose Gardening World: ? On a recent visit to Lowe’s, I encountered a whole shelf of bagged roses. Then the following week, a whole shipment of container roses appeared on the display areas. If you are a novice rose gardeners, you’ll wonder which roses…
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Continue reading →: The Legend of the Philippines
Originally posted on Subli: Photo credit: manfredrichter @pixabay ? Several million years ago, there was nothing but the enormous sea and the expansive sky. In the vast emptiness, a cunning bird came and saw the calmness of the sea and the beauty of the glorious sky. At first, the bird…
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Continue reading →: March 3, 1945 – Battle for Manila Ends
Originally posted on Subli: Seventy-three years ago on March 3, 1945, the Battle for Manila ended with the city in ruin. By that time the battle started on February 3, majority of the bridges over Pasig River had been destroyed by the Japanese in anticipation of the Americans advancing into…