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—————————————— PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AT THE UPPER RIGHT. IT’S FREE! You will ONLY receive notifications when I post new entries to my blog. —————————————— On Laughter Silvered Wings John Magee Jr. was born in Shanghai, China in 1922. …
Old Glory The drive to and from work every day takes about two hours of my allotted 24. The evening drive often finds me as single-minded as a barn-sour mule, just anxious to get home. …
It’s a Gas! According to Wikipedia, “The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile; chemical formula: C10H5ClN2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of tear gas commonly referred to as CS gas, which is used as a riot control agent. Exposure…
Christmas Corporals Christmas was only days away and my buddy Jim and I had both managed to wrangle a few days of leave to spend the holiday with our families. His folks lived in western…
Persistance If you read my post last week, you read of a soldier who chose not to surrender when the enemy invaded his island base during World War II. Instead he and a few other…
Robinson Crusoe in the U.S. Navy In times of war people often do extraordinary things. Such was the case during the Japanese invasion of Guam in World War II. The Japanese overran the little island…
Getting Spooked “You’ve got to read this,” Gable implored. “It’s in the official daily reports so it’s got to be true, right? Got to!” “What’s that?” I asked. “One of the guards saw a ghost!”…
The Incredible Career of the USS Tang The USS Tang was one of the most devastating submarines of World War II. During the war, it was credited with sinking 31 ships, totaling approximately 227,800 tons. …
