I was born in 1943 my wife in 1944. Looking out my window I can see the Colonial-Classical Revival tower of the Coatesville VA Medical Center. The male teachers in our schools were veterans. The America we grew up in did not accommodate Nazi Republicans

Our brother in law’s brother was at the hospice of the Coatesville VA Center. We attended his funeral service at the VA. His caregivers at VA spoke at his funeral. The good care he received was on display.

At our home in Coatesville PA a Ukrainian Flag flies in protest of Trump's United States of America's support of our enemy, Russia.

 

James A Pitcherella at his
crane. Lukens Steel Co. 

From the Boardwalk at Atlantic City NJ people watched tankers torpedoed by German U Boats explode. 

Lukens Steel Company where my dad worked was a military target.

For my mom WWII was frightening.

As maybe an 8 year old I found blackout window blinds in the attic. I asked my mom what they were. A look of fear came on her face. She said nothing. 

Although he supported a wife and 3 daughters Betsy's dad was drafted in1945. After VE Day on May 8, 1945 everyone expected years more of war in the invasion of Japan.

Early in August of 1945 the atomic bomb forced the Japanese to surrender. Betsy's dad came home. She had no memory of her father and he frightened her.

My Uncle Len Kelleher served in the U.S. Army in Rome. He planned to "marry an Italian girl" when he came home. 

My Uncle Earl spoke of shooting centipedes in New Guinea with his M-1. He served in General MacArthur's Army. 

 One Christmas night my Aunt Angelina, Aunt Martha, Uncle Lou & Uncle Fred sat at my grandmom’s kitchen table.

Uncle Lou was a sergeant in Patton's Army. He was in the Battle of the Bulge. 

Uncle Fred was a combat engineer. 

I said to Uncle Fred and Uncle Lou. 

Thanks for what you did.”

Uncle Fred, 

“What do you mean?”

“Thanks for what you did in the war. If you didn’t do it we might all be speaking German now.

My Uncle Fred had to leave the table. 

Uncle Lou said Freddy had it hard. 

My Uncle Fred was a combat engineer who landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day. He kept his boots on for three months until they got to Paris. He was constantly under fire for three months.

Uncle Fred Pitcherella lived his last years at the Veterans Medical Center in Coatesville, PA. Someone there told me that what hung over him, his greatest regret, was being in the hospital in England when his troop wired a bridge and it blew up prematurely killing all his friends. He thought if he was there it would be done properly. 

The America we grew up in did not accommodate the Nazi salute of Elon Musk. Or Texas Congressman Keith Self quoting Joseph Goebbels. 

Donald Trump & Elon Musk have caused us to check our bank account to see if our Social Security deposit came in. 

Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” is causing “pain.” 

Hitler’s Germany would never have existed without the pain caused by the Great Depression. Hitler’s Germany would never have existed without the pain caused by the Great Depression. Trump’s tariff on the world could very well be a deliberate attempt to cause a second Great Depression.

Trump’s kidnapping of legal residents to Salvadoran death camps mimics the Nazi SS kidnappings of Jews & enemies of Hitler to death camps. SEE VIDEO BELOW:

World War II ended the Great Depression. We don’t know how the Republican Party generated second Great Depression will end. 

Since our military intelligence has been compromised by the Trump Whitehouse use of the Signal App for critical military missions out military is completely transparent to our military enemies. 

SEE:

Members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials.

The use of Gmail, a far less secure method of communication than the encrypted messaging app Signal, is the latest example of questionable data security practices by top national security officials already under fire for the mistaken inclusion of a journalist in a group chat about high-level planning for military operations in Yemen.

FROM:

The Washington Post

Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.

John Hudson Updated April 1, 2025

China could successfully invade our country without bullets by disabling military communications. I fear my children & grandchildren will live in Chinese America.

Trump Republicans strive to eliminate and entire branch of government ignoring rule of law, courts and the right of due process. Right now they are kidnapping non citizens here legally and sending them to death camps. We are one step removed from dictatorship where anyone who displeases Trump could go to a death camp. 

“The Trump administration has moved aggressively to eliminate protections guaranteed by the US Constitution. While their initial targets have been non citizens, without due process, everyone is vulnerable. Kris Goldsmith explains the constitutional crisis we now face, and how Democrats must pledge to hold Republicans accountable when (if?) a responsible administration returns to power.”

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