William Lambers
Author and Journalist at Freelance
Author, journalist. Published by New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, Newsweek, History News Network, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Wrote Hunger Heroes at FreeRice.
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2 weeks ago |
baltimoresun.com | William Lambers
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, we are seeing an expensive, excessive display of our military weapons ordered by the Trump administration. But at the same time, the administration is making major funding cuts for humanitarian aid including programs that feed starving children. Even our food aid at home is at risk of more cuts. It doesn’t seem like the right time to do this big military parade when the Food for Peace program, started by President Dwight D.
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3 weeks ago |
kansascity.com | William Lambers
Dwight Eisenhower, in a speech on the third anniversary of D-Day, praised the generosity of America's soldiers in helping those in need overseas. "The work of the 35th Division Association toward rebuilding Saint-Lo is a case in point - a substantial recognition of American responsibility beyond our shores" said Eisenhower, speaking in Kansas City in 1947 for the D-Day anniversary. Saint-Lo, a city in France, was in ruins because of fighting there after the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944.
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4 weeks ago |
thegazette.com | William Lambers
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. No peace can be founded upon starvation. We are seeing this tragedy in Gaza as food supplies have run out for civilians because of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
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1 month ago |
gazettenet.com | William Lambers
E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Business Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles The origins of Memorial Day can be found in the hearts of grieving families after the Civil War. Casualties were felt in almost every community. While the nation healed, families were trying to cope with the devastating loss of loved ones.
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1 month ago |
newburyportnews.com | William Lambers
The origins of Memorial Day can be found in the hearts of grieving families after the Civil War. Casualties were felt in almost every community. While the nation healed, families were trying to cope with the devastating loss of loved ones. Mourners would bring flowers to decorate the graves of those who gave their lives in the bloodiest war in American history. This inspired the idea of formal “Decoration Day” events. kAmx? `gee 2 |6>@C:2= pDD@4:2E:@? :?
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To celebrate the #Army250 remind our leaders of the humanitarianism shown by our soldiers who saved millions of lives from hunger during/after the two world wars. Support food aid! See my @baltimoresun story. @CatholicRelief @bread4theworld @CARE @WFPUSA https://t.co/01jxSrIIAk
Funding should be restored for McGovern-Dole school lunches that feed hungry children in impoverished countries. Thank you St. Louis Post-Dispatch for publishing my story about our school lunch tradition. https://t.co/A7x3B8QQBm via @stltoday @CatholicRelief @bread4theworld @CARE
We need to save the Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole programs to feed the world's hungry! See my story in the Kansas City Star and Wichita Eagle. https://t.co/3uf87spWeZ @bread4theworld @CARE @WFP_Media #History @KCStar @KCStarOpinion @CatholicRelief
