Archive for October 31st, 2019
Thursdays Are For Cooking
This one comes from the kitchens of Betty Crocker. It is hearty, filling, and on a chilly autumn or cold winter night, it’s worth it to fix it ahead and then have it as fuel for when you have to shovel the sidewalk or the front steps. And yes, you should feed the birds, too. […]
Red Light Runner Gets Broadsided, Pedestrians Spared Impact
Quick thinking or being at the right place at the wrong time? Shannon Vivar is being hailed as a hero, as an angel, for saving pedestrians from serious injury… Perhaps saving their lives. A red-light runner plowed into the intersection and looked like he was going to hit a couple pushing a stroller. The red […]
Military Dog Conan To Visit the White House
There are several news stories talking about Conan, the military working dog wounded in the raid in Syria that killed terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. It was announced that the dog will be visiting the White House soon. The Washington Post writes: After a military dog cornered the Islamic State’s leader in a tunnel in northern […]
Chief Edward Gallagher to Retire as First Class
Edward Gallagher’s bid for clemency resulted in his sentence being upheld. He was demoted in rank, required to forfeit $2,697 a month for two months, and was spared confinement. He appeared to receive credit for the time he already spent in confinement. Timothy Parlatore, who represents Edward Gallagher, believes that this is going to be […]
Drunk Sailors Attack Police Car in Japan
One of the sticking points between Japan and stationed US Military personnel is the later’s conduct in the community. This is pretty much a common issue where the U.S. has a permanent presence. Folks like those listed in the link are the reason why certain things are said during a pre-weekend safety briefs… Or to […]
Halloween Open Thread
Happy Halloween TAH! Ready to give candy to the kids? My Halloween lights/decorations have been up for this month. Tomorrow, they come down and the Thanksgiving lights/decorations go up. This day is also known as Dia de Muertos/El Día de Los Muertos or “Day of the Dead”. Unlike Halloween, this is the first of three […]
Funerals for LT Thomas J. E. Crotty, 2nd Lt Ernest Matthews, Jr., PVT Jacob W. Givens, and 1st Lt. Joseph E. Finneran (World War II); and CPL Robert L. Bray, SGT Billy J. Maxwell, and CPL Gudmund C. Johnson (Korea)
Funerals will be held next week for the following previously missing individuals recently accounted for by DPAA. . . . This September, DPAA announced that it had accounted for LT Thomas J. E. Crotty, US Coast Guard. LT Crotty was lost in the Philippines on 19 July 1942. LT Crotty will be buried next week […]
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