We do a symposium every year for the MPRA community, one in Jacksonville, FL for the east coast, and the west coast version at Whidbey Island, WA. One of our WWII vets who attended told the story of having to … Continue reading
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WAY back in the day… early 70s, no it’s not me in the picture, but I got to ‘enjoy’ Warner Springs in January going through SERE training… Brrr… War Criminal #25!!! And yes, the damned rattlesnakes were PROTECTED!!! Cost us … Continue reading
Hard to believe this was 50 years ago… Still the best feel good story, I think, out of Vietnam, and probably the ultimate beer run! Sadly, stuff like that will never happen again due to the ‘changes’ in policy and … Continue reading
Sneaky bastards… LOL At 0000 hours on 01 January 2000, USS Topeka (SSN-754) crossed the intersection of the equator and International Date Line, placing the submarine simultaneously in two years, decades, centuries, millenniums, seasons and hemispheres. Kudos to them for … Continue reading
‘Nuff said… … Continue reading
Hard to believe this was thirty-eight years ago… We were a damn good squadron, didn’t play the politics game, or get on TV, but we got the job done! 🙂 We were the ONLY Navy squadron ever to have a … Continue reading
Sigh… I’m only 83 years too late… … Continue reading
Some photos from back in the day… Negative bonus points if you recognize either one of them… 🙂 Answers below the fold… … Continue reading
Ten cents a bottle, and a nickel for the Moon Pie… That was eight coke bottles in trade and an penny back… I grew up in a little town called Texarkana during the 50s and 60s when most everyone … Continue reading
This one’s a bit different. Sam Jacobs over at Ammo.com wrote a nice piece on Carbine Williams… America loves an outlaw. Some outlaws simply need to find their calling, and David Marshall Williams is such a man. A convicted murderer … Continue reading