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On This Day: World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free all... (1945)
Source: Today in History (history.muffinlabs.com) - CC BY-SA 3.067 words
On February 23, 1945: World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free all 2,147 captives of the Los Baños internment camp, in what General Colin Powell later would refer to as "the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies."
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom.
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