Happy Labor Day! I hope you had a great summer, and you're enjoying this long holiday weekend. This holiday pays tribute to the American worker.
In our #OTD Facebook post earlier, we remembered the date of September 3, 1991. On that day, Frank Capra, the Italian-American award winning director of, "It's a Wonderful Life," (Pictured) and the World War II documentary series, "Why We Fight", died in La Quinta, California at the age of 94. It's worth repeating: his body of work in film captured the essence of the American dream, and paid tribute to the common heroics witnessed in all walks of ordinary American life. Consider the image (above) from "It's a Wonderful Life." It was made shortly after WWII ended. Among the characters in that one screenshot are a pharmacist; a cop; a taxi driver; a war hero; homemakers and Red Cross volunteers; a clerk; and several more who lived and worked in "Bedford Falls." Theirs is a fictitious story. But it plays out to a great degree in reality time and time again in our beautiful country! And Capra captured this in many of his movies. Not surprisingly, Capra volunteered for military duty within days of the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor. He was 44 years old, and already well established with multiple award winning films to his credit. He didn't have to volunteer. But he felt an obligation to serve. Capra was commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and worked directly for General George Marshall to produce the "Why We Fight" series. For his work in inspiring the troops, uplifting morale, and rallying the public, Frank Capra was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by General Marshall in 1945. (Pictured.) We always remind our followers that you can visit mistletoetom.com for stories about history and heroes. We try to bring interesting, informative and inspirational content to you. It's at the heart of our mission... and we love the work we do. This Labor Day, Mistletoe Enterprises LLC and Victory & Valor paid tribute to the work of Frank Capra, as his work celebrates and embodies the American worker. And that translates to the work YOU do! We at Mistletoe Enterprises and Victory & Valor took a brief and much needed vacation the last couple weeks. But we'll be back tomorrow with more stories of history & heroes. Until then... Have a Safe and "Wonderful" Labor Day Holiday! And browse some of the following photos that display some of the results of our work as a nation. Images: US Army / Public Domain
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AuthorTom Davis is the owner of Mistletoe Enterprises LLC. He also publishes and distributes the Victory & Valor Flyer, it tells the stories of heroes from all walks of life. Archives
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