Do what it takes to get the job done, then and now… Maintainers slogging back to the hangar after working on a bird in a snowstorm in Kef, 1983. To understand a veteran you must know: We left home as … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
Gleaves Class Destroyer- This particular one is the USS McCook. See below for more… We all know of the heroism of the Troops that hit the beaches on D-Day, June 6. What many people don’t realize is the Navy, in … Continue reading
During WWII… June 3-6 1942 was the Battle of Midway in the Pacific, the first ‘win’ for the Americans against the Japanese… HERE is the Navy combat narratives from the battle. Midway was also where the US lost the USS … Continue reading
Who didn’t come back… Unlike those buried in the cemeteries, Sailors went down at sea, with no markers. ‘In Waters Deep’ In ocean wastes no poppies blow, No crosses stand in ordered row, There young hearts sleep…beneath the wave… The … Continue reading
I know there are a lot of jokes out there, but there is also the reality of the good military wives who stand by their men through an entire career. This is for them! A Military Wife Lots of moving… … Continue reading
Fun times on the road… Kinda sorta… Got a chance to go to the Naval Aviation Museum in P’cola for the first time in 10 years, LOTS of changes, and a nice tour by one of the employees (thanks to … Continue reading
We’ve hosted this event for five years now, and it’s just kept getting bigger… So we started yesterday afternoon putting out the ‘final touches’, even as the early birds started showing up… Yes, the ‘little folks’ participate too! This lonely … Continue reading
This is NOT good… The Navy removed the commanding officer of the Japan-based destroyer Howard on Tuesday – less than six months after relieving the previous skipper of the ship. In a brief statement, the Navy said it ousted Cmdr. Cameron Dennis, … Continue reading
IS a thing… Too bad the current administration doesn’t understand that! Biden has been talking tough with Iran for many, many weeks, and Iran has repeatedly proven that it is not deterred by his words. But the moment troops were … Continue reading
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday the death of two Navy SEALs who went missing off the coast of Somalia, according to a press release. News broke Jan. 13 that two SEALs went missing Jan. 11 after a mission to seize a sailboat … Continue reading