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Korean War vet Matt Clark dead. Oh, and Paul Ehrlich.
Matt Clark was one of the more ubiquitous TV and movie character actors, and died yesterday in Austin TX at the age of 89 from complications due to a broken back. Mr. Clark is listed as an Army Korean War veteran Wiki . His length of service (two years) and date of birth in 1936 suggests […]
Rescue Pilot Logs Record Helo Time
After 36 years, rescue pilot ends service with record-breaking flying hours By Cristina Stassis More than 36 years and 6,000 flight hours later, U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Paul Anderson concluded his career this month with record-setting flying hours. Anderson, assigned to the 305th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, is ending […]
Money, Honey
I see an old-time government practice is hitting the news. Not that it is unusual, of course, but because this time a Republican did it, and we all know that is just wrong. It does have a somewhat outrageous aspect to it, though. I refer, of course, to “use it or lose it.” Congress mandates […]
Stupid people of the week
Former firing range master accused of stealing thousands of rounds of ammunition is indicted by N.J. grand jury A state grand jury has indicted a former corrections range master in a scheme to sell $475,000 worth of government-owned ammunition. Timothy Morris, 57, of the Bayville section of Berkeley Township, was indicted on 24 counts, the […]
Send in the Marines
USS Tripoli (LHA-7) Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and elements of the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will join USS Gerald R. Ford and Abraham Lincoln carrier strike groups already on-station. USS Tripoli, 2,500 Marines headed to Middle East The move bolsters the 50,000 troops and two carrier strike groups that are already in […]



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