30 years ago today, June 16, 1983, “Yankee Bravo Zero Six” was on a submarine-hunting training mission north of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.The Orion’s radar was off, in order to be undetected by the submarine. The night and overcast sky … Continue reading
Category Archives: Honoring the fallen
21 June 1944, the 3rd Marine Division landed on Guam at Asan Beach, link HERE… This photo is from the South side of the beach, with Asan Point at my back. You can see the hills to the East, within … Continue reading
I ‘know’ better… Open bar, ‘multiple’ bottles of wine at dinner… Multiple old friends, sea stories, things that went bump in the night, and at least one guy in trouble because she found out ‘tonight’ some of the stories about … Continue reading
This one was done a couple of years ago, and is very poignant… Can you imagine the memories of those old pilots as they saw those airplanes? I know at the military opening of Udvar Hazy “I” saw a lot … Continue reading
This one is from last year, but well worth viewing…It truly IS the little things…Like the wreaths at Arlington, the Patriot Guard riders, the flags provide a measure of comfort to the families and give all of those present a … Continue reading
In answer to a question I received via email about the USS Arizona Memorial. The ONLY people who can be interred on the USS Arizona are former crewmen who survived Dec 7, 1941. Since 1982 I believe that 35+ have been interred; … Continue reading
The city of Gloucester has decided to drop the Vietnam memorial from their parade route this year… I ‘guess’ they just didn’t want to be bothered… Article HEREOf course this one lit up the mil-email list this morning…From: WoodyTo: About … Continue reading
37 Military deaths this morning in Afghanistan included Twenty-Two SEALS, three USAF FACs, one Handler and dog, four Crewmen from 160th SOAR, and seven Afghan Commandos. They apparently caught the “golden BB” and went in prior to the strike. Please take … Continue reading
Got this from an old Squadron buddy, now a Captain with an airline… I think it’s worth sharing with all of you. Cxxxx, We did another HR today. Don’t know if I ever told anyone, but when Xxxx and Xxxxx … Continue reading
As I mentioned in a post called Perspectives, we lost a number of people in Afghanistan and Iraq in June. One of those was Sergeant First Class John C Beale. The body of Sergeant First Class John C. Beale was … Continue reading