HAPPY NEW YEAR!
posted by Aussiegirl @ 7:15 PM
Saturday, December 31, 2005
About Me
- Name: Aussiegirl
I am a naturalized Ukrainian-American, fortunate enough to have been admitted to this great land as an immigrant. My personal history is the spur for this blog. My parents lived through the Ukrainian Genocidal Famine of 1933, survived years of Communist persecution, fled to the West, endured forced labor in Nazi Germany, and following liberation, ended up in Allied internment camps fighting forced repatriation to the Soviet Union under the Yalta Agreement. Their courageous struggle to bring our family to freedom, first to Australia, then to America, and their example of unflinching faithfulness to truth and honor, have left an indelible impression on me. My parents did not save me from Communism and Nazism for me to go gently into dhimmitude or slavery. Hence my passion and my mission to expose threats to freedom and democracy wherever they are found. This blog is a testament to their courage and my small gift to their heroism. ***ADDENDUM*** Aussiegirl, my wife, Helen, passed away on January 13, 2007. I shall continue her blog to allow access to her archives.***David
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1 Comments:
Well, Aussiegirl, what a year it's been, full of exciting news...and you've been at your keyboard guiding us through all the inns and outs and roundabouts, with your wit and insights. Here's to another year sailing through a wonderful world on the good ship Ultima Thule with the very best captain, Aussiegirl, at the helm! And here's to you, BonnieBlueFlag, a worthy first mate on the UT, with your always fascinating posts on all sorts of topics! Finally, I really enjoyed this picture...it has an old-fashioned look to it, perhaps something out of the Victorian era...even the lettering seems old-fashioned. I agree that the bear on the left looks a lot like the Swimmer...except that he's vertical and not horizontal. Happy New Year to you both, and to a great blog year!
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