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February 26, 2009 Brothers Renew Bond While Serving in Iraq By Daniel Heimpel It’s a long flight. The helicopter blades cut the deep night as Aaron Schilleci travels to celebrate the 28th birthday of his younger brother, Dan, on Oct. 6, 2006. The flight passes over the calm, wide valley of the Tigris, the flat expanse of desert, an oil […]
Read moreGreat article in the Jewish Ledger contains some interesting tidbits about relationships between American Presidents and American Jews. Lincoln was also instrumental in having rabbis officially recognized as chaplains in the armed forces. While army chaplains of the Christian faith had been serving in the armed forces of the U.S. as far back as the revolutionary war, it was not […]
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