Tag Archives: Memories

Preserve and honor: American troops photograph every grave in Arlington National Cemetery.

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Following in the steps of a young man, Richard “Ricky” Gilleland, troops are photographing every grave in Arlington.  I was surprised that the article does not mention the Preserve and Honor project. Here is a lesson regarding the power one … Continue reading →

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Richard “Ricky” Gilleland III’s Preserve and Honor.

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

On this Memorial Day, it bears repeating:  it only takes one person to make a difference! Richard “Ricky” Gilleland III‘s website preserveandhonor.com provides solace and comfort and dignity to the families and friends of fallen soldiers.  Read about it here … Continue reading →

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Sir Nicholas Winton, a hero for the ages. (Continued)

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

I was working away listening to the Classical Music station, when I heard commentary that there was a new movie that had premiered in Prague (my ears perked…  living in Prague was unique experience for me at a special time … Continue reading →

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Sir Nicholas Winton, a hero for the ages. (Continued).

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

In light of The Telegraph’s article last Friday about 100-year old Sir Nocholas Winton and his reunion with Holocaust survivors, I’m reposting what I wrote a while back… A couple of years ago I was lucky to be invited by … Continue reading →

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Banning old children’s books?

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

I have always loved the poem Foreign Lands by Robert Louis Stevenson (see below).   As a child, I could understand the rhyming yearning of the young protagonist, to “look abroad on foreign lands”.   As my peripatetic life meandered about, … Continue reading →

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Sir Nicholas Winton, a hero for the ages.

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

A couple of years ago I was lucky to be invited by a friend to go to Paris.  My visit there coincided with the visit of one of those rare individuals who –in his unassuming way- was a giant of … Continue reading →

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Memories.

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

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