Obituary for a Jewish WWII vet

WWII vet who took part in the liberation of Nordhausen passed away. Obituary here.

Beards in the Army

Kirsten Gillibrand weighs in, in favor of beards in the Army. The OU is pleased.

Jewish survivor of the Bataan death march

. . . dies at age 92. Obituary here.

Jewish voices on war

I came across this interesting review of this book about Jewish voices on war and national security. Notably, the review points out that there is an essay in the book by Joe Kashnow, and ordinary Jewish soldier (featured here) who wrote a moving piece.

Jewish war veterans

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has noted the passing of a number of Jewish war veterans (and a tap-dancer).