History
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Shine Light into the Darkness
Last week, our country marked the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, in which 2,977 civilians, emergency responders and military personnel lost their lives. While at work this past week, I overheard someone mention the Flight 93 National Memorial, and began to reflect on my own visit to this hallowed site. Located in…
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Let It Not Happen Again – Bainbridge Island’s Japanese American Exclusion Memorial
They lived down the street and worked in the community. Friends and neighbors, local farmers and businessmen. How quickly things change during a state of fear and suspicion. On February 19, 1942, life was upended for thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry or origin. Shortly after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin…
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