David Reavill David Reavill

The Second World War came to an abrupt and decisive end, when the United States detonated twin nuclear bombs over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Thus ended the world's most costly conflict, while, at the same time, beginning the “Nuclear Era.”
For the next 79 years the world has existed in an uneasy truce. A time when the two principal nuclear super-powers, the United States, and initially the Soviet Union, now the Russian Federation, face each other with the weapons of global annihilation.

It’s a fitting question on this Memorial Day, 2024. After all, this is the day we set aside to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend this country. From Arlington Cemetery to the Punch Bowl in Honolulu, a sea of white crosses marks the graves of those who have fallen.

It’s a fitting question on this Memorial Day, 2024. After all, this is the day we set aside to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend this country. From Arlington Cemetery to the Punch Bowl in Honolulu, a sea of white crosses marks the graves of those who have fallen.

It’s a fitting question on this Memorial Day, 2024. After all, this is the day we set aside to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend this country. From Arlington Cemetery to the Punch Bowl in Honolulu, a sea of white crosses marks the graves of those who have fallen.

It’s a fitting question on this Memorial Day, 2024. After all, this is the day we set aside to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend this country. From Arlington Cemetery to the Punch Bowl in Honolulu, a sea of white crosses marks the graves of those who have fallen.

Virtually the entire country falls into the consumer sector. With very few exceptions, we all shop. We all need to purchase the necessities of life, like clothing and groceries. Sometimes, we buy major durable goods like furniture and automobiles.