Archive for September 27th, 2019
The Middle East – The Sykes-Picot Agreement 1916
When you first read this document, which was drawn up quickly and the map of the Middle East divided equally quickly by the use of a simple straight-edge ruler, it appears innocuous. But it is not. It specifies the division of what was, at the time, the Ottoman Turkish empire with the intent to give […]
Weekend Open Thread
The photo doesn’t do it justice. But, even here, you’d be able to see what it would be like standing in shallow water like this. Riding a boat and floating over calm clear waters gives the appearance of “floating above dry ground”. Enough room to swim and dive? You’d feel the water around you, but […]
UPDATE: ‘Alaska Bob’ Drama
Military Phony has been in contact with Jesse Major, the reporter who did the original story about ‘Alaska Bob’ in the Peninsula Daily News. They are ready to go with the story and he did say that he confirmed that the NPRC documents that MP/TAH posted are indeed authentic. The only thing he is waiting […]
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association holds final meeting in San Diego
ChipNASA sends us the sad news that the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association is disbanding. Founded in 1958 and recognized by the United States Congress in 1985, it was an organization of World War II veterans whose members were on Pearl Harbor, or three miles or less offshore, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. From […]
Valor Friday
LT Conner Mason’s back with another remarkable post of heroism in the line of duty. Today, he highlights the actions of LT. Garlin Murl Conner, USA, and his personal war against Nazi Germany. Mason A recent stolen valor case highlighted here featured a vest with a “DILLIGAF” patch. Do I look like I give a […]
Friday Feel Good Stories
Man Shoots 1 at Oak Cliff Grocery Store After Altercation Dallas police are investigating a shooting where a hired maintenance man shot another man after an altercation outside an Oak Cliff grocery store Monday night, officials say. The shooting was reported at about 11:35 p.m. at the El Rio Grande Latin Market in the 2500 […]
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