Captain Erich Topp steers his Type VIIc U-Boat number U-552 Red Devil towards the sanctuary of the base at St Nazaire after another patrol during the grueling Battle of the Atlantic in 1942. In the skies above, heading back out … Continue reading
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Real rates of gun deaths. NOT something the left wants to discuss… A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report shows that while gun ownership climbed from 192 million firearms in 1994 to 310 million firearms in 2009, crime fell–and fell sharply. … Continue reading
You can guess what the ‘other’ F is… Three days of therapy on my back this week about knocked me out… I need a few days off to recover, or at least try to! Anyhoo, it was my turn to … Continue reading
Detachments… Better known as “Dets” always were, and still are the bane of an aircrew’s existence, or a welcomed break depending on what was going on where… If you were a straight stick crew, you might get one or two … Continue reading
Grrr… Apparently my Wordless Wednesday also turned into a postless Wednesday… Sorry!!! … Continue reading
It appears I have been remiss, as an email pointed out I have not posted any pictures of the new grandbaby. Without further ado, let me present Kaya Jean at three weeks… And once… Just once, all three of the … Continue reading
{1} Once all villagers decided to pray for rain, on the day of prayer all the people gathered, but only one boy came with an umbrella. That’s FAITH {2} When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because … Continue reading
This image reflects the unique nose art of one of the B-24’s in the Zodiac Squadron. The original nose art was painted by Phil S. Brinkman while he was assigned to the Army Air Force Station 174 in Sudbury, England. … Continue reading
This is some incredible footage of the shuttle launch from a ‘different’ camera angle… Onboard the booster rockets themselves!!! HD even! You can read more details of the video HERE. h/t Jimmy … Continue reading
Is almost done, in final edit now, and awaiting a couple of beta readers comments; expect to have it out next month… This is a first cut on the cover, not finalized so expect some changes. Total is a little … Continue reading