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Korean War era Navy Vet James Tolkan , 94, passes
I’m told I’m a little odd – I really don’t worry too much about the stars in a show – but I like to see who the supporting actors are. The character actors, the ones who make everything go ’round so the stars can get up there and shine. RG Armstrong, Ben Johnson, Jack Elam, […]
Saturday Shorts
Apparently some form of sanity is infecting the International Olympic Committee. Its President, two-time swimming gold medalist Kirsty Coventry said: “At the Olympic Games, even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat,” Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, said in a statement. “So, it is absolutely clear that it […]
Weekend Open Thread
Veterans who received email updates from the Department of Veterans Affairs over the past few months were notified of an opportunity… A free AI fundamentals course via IBM’s SkillsBuild. Successful completion of this course qualifies the course taker with a skills badge. Enjoy your weekend!
Valor Friday
Lars sends us this really cool story about brotherhood within the notoriously bad Nazi prisoner of war camps. The conditions were spartan to say the least for the Western Allies contained within the German stalags. Despite overcrowding (especially late in the war), a lack of medical supplies, and dwindling food, Red Cross packages were still […]
As long as we’re there…
Okay, yesterday was about gun stuff. Still a few stories out there to take note of. Anyone remember the National Firearms Act of 1934? That’s the first big Federal gun control bill, which made automatic weapons, silencers, short barreled rifles, etc. unlawful to buy without paying an exorbitant tax ($200 then, worth around $4600 […]



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