MLB players and WWII

More than 500 major league players stopped playing baseball and traded in their jerseys for service uniforms during WWII. There were many players absent from the field between 1942 and 1945. Players who joined the service, but were baseball stars like DiMaggio and Musial were kept from the front line service. Big time stars would play "service ball" to entertain troops before they would head off into service. If you were however a minor league player or not well known you would head into combat. Goes to show you that everyone tried to pitch in (Pun intended) during WWII.

North Shore Community College Day of Service: Pine Grove Cemetery

 

Now Is Your Chance to Check Out the Veterans Sections and get a free lunch too!

 

Vietnam Memorial

The Vietnam Memorial, is in Washington DC, and it has the names of 58,195 fallen soldiers of the war. They are listed in the order in which the fell in battle. Over 3 million people visit the wall each year.It is ranked 10th on the " List of America's Favorite Architecture'" by the "American Institute of Architects."

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Bobby Orr Statue in front of Boston Garden

 The greatest human in the history of the world, Bobby Orr, is immortalized in front of what is now the TD Garden. It shows him in flight, after his historic Stanley Cup winning overtime goal. The site of the gorgeous statue, is actually the very site of where he scored the godly goal, because the old Garden was where the statue now lies. Go Bruuuuuuiiiiiins!

 

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Mowalk Trail Massachusetts

The Mohawk Trail began as a Native American trade route, which connected Atlantic Tribes to Upstate New York. Today the route is called Massachusetts Route 3, and it follows much of the original Indian trail. It is considered one of the most beautiful Massachusetts driving routes.

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World War II Memorial, Wakefield MA

In my hometown of Wakefield, Massachusetts; they rebuilt the World War II memorial a couple summers ago. I remember the old one was slowly deteriorating and was in need of replacement. The old veterans would get together and paint it every other summer, so it was definitely time to build a new one! It looks great and they also added a walkway that current veterans are honored in, by putting a brick with your name on it. I have one and its a great honor to have something permanently remembering my service. : )

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Big bank during WWII

Many big banks supported Nazis during WWII and refused to release hundreds of frozen Jewish bank accounts in Paris. In 1998 Barclays Bank paid 3.6 million dollars to Jews whose assets were seized fro Paris banks during WWII. Chase bank In Manhattan seized over 100 accounts held by Jews in the Paris branch during WWII. Unclassified reports about Chase activities indicate that Chase bank worked in closely with the German authorities in freezing Jewish assets. A French Government commission investigated the seizure of Jewish accounts and found that FIVE American banks had helped Nazis during World War II. Chase Manhattan, J.P. Morgan, Guaranty Trust Co, Bank of the City of New York and American Express. Goes to show you that big banks can't be trusted and to bail out banks versus the citizens of this country was ridiculous.

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/07/big-banks-funded-the-nazis-and-launched-a-coup-against-the-president-of-the-united-states.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_(bank)#Purchase_of_Nazi_Germany.27s_Reichsmarks_During_WWII