In the town of Lancaster inside Kentucky’s Bluegrass region, lies a veteran’s memorial outside of Lancaster Elementary School. It consists of two large naval guns. […]
Celebrating Polish Armed Forces Day at the American Czestochowa, 2024
On the morning of August 18, the grounds of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, in Doylestown, PA, teemed with life. A throng […]
War memorial in my father’s village of Niedzieliska
Two rows of neatly trimmed hedges run alongside a gray cobblestone path leading towards the entrance. Beyond a pair of wrought iron gates lay scores […]
Celebrating Polish Armed Forces Day 2022 in Niles
On 14 August 2022, in celebration of Poland’s Armed Forces Day, the Polish Consulate General in Chicago headed a series of ceremonies all across the […]
Remembrance at the execution site of a retired soldier, Michał Gaca
The Germans took the retired Polish army officer and led him away from his house. He met his death at the edge of the village. […]
Tour of Arnhem Battlefield, part I: the village of Driel
This is part one of a three part series on my tour of Arnhem Battlefield in July 2019. Part one is concerned with the village […]
Graves of Polish Veterans in an ‘All-American City’
Entering Maryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Niles, Illinois, visitors are immediately greeted by a large information panel. A map shows the location of the […]