WWII
A-bomb attacks
80 years ago this week the United States ended the war with Japan with two atomic fission bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The majority of victims were civilians, as was the norm in bombing cities at the time, as destroying morale and the civilian will to fight was considered a key battle in war […]
Valor Friday
Here’s a cool story I happened across. Lieutenant Crane’s B-24 Liberator gave out on him over Alaska in the winter. Somehow he managed to survive alone, for months, and walked his way to rescue. It’s a story that sounds worthy of a movie. From Military.com; How This Airman Survived 3 Months in the Alaskan Wilderness […]
Thursday notes
No overwhelming news to spout off on at this point – Epstein is still dead, Trump still in office, Democrats are outraged… so we’ll hit a few little items. Remember a couple of weeks back when we talked about the bow of the USS New Orleans being found in Iron Bottom Sound off Guadalcanal? […]
Wednesday “We Remember”
First up, actor and writer Tom Troupe died. Mr. Troupe aced in a bunch of TV shows – according to IMDB he had 75 credited roles. In movies, I am guessing some of you may remember a wartime drama/comedy called “Kelly’s Heroes”? He played Job. Or perhaps you saw the William Holden movie “The Devil’s […]
When the going gets …
Two adages: when the going gets tough, the tough get tougher. And the Hunter Thompson version, when the going gets weird, the weird get weirder. On rare occasion, the two blend – and when it got weird, the men concerned got tougher. Let’s go back to the waters off the Solomon Islands, the Savo Sound. […]
Valor Friday
In honor of the holiday today, let us take a moment to look at some valor awards earned for actions on America’s Independence Day. Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Charles Capehart earned the Medal of Honor on 4 July 1863 at a little place you might have heard of; Gettysburg. Technically, part of the retreat from […]
Better late than never
A former Marine Raider who lied about his age to get into WWII wants a birthday card for his 100th. Frank S. Wright has lived a life. At 16, as World War II raged, he lied about his age and joined the Marine Corps, entering into the ranks of legends as a Marine Raider […]
Valor Friday
Longtime readers will know that I have a soft spot for military chaplains, and I’ve highlighted their bravery several times in the past. As I’m partaking in one of the largest classic car shows in the country this weekend, I’m going to have to keep this brief. Lawrence Deery wasn’t your typical GI coming ashore […]
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