Archive for November 7th, 2019
Thursdays Are For Cooking
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork (BBQ) Ingredients 1 tablespoon paprika 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar 1 boneless pork shoulder roast (2 ½ to 3 lb) ¼ cup water 1 cup barbecue sauce Directions: 1 – In small bowl, stir together paprika, salt, garlic powder and brown sugar. 2 – […]
Freedom Isn’t Free
Lest we forget, it will be the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9. When it happened, it was broadcast on TV. To say that it was a euphoric event is an understatement. The YouTube video from historian Jamie Shea is well worth the time it takes to view it. […]
Update on Bergdahl (again)
Bergdahl gets more attention re: “undue command influence” by candidate Trump and Sen. McCain. You do not want to know what I think he should get. https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2019/11/06/top-military-appeals-court-to-review-bergdahl-case-for-interference-by-trump-and-mccain/ During the proceedings, while Trump was a presidential candidate, he called Bergdahl a “dirty rotten traitor” and suggested the soldier be executed by firing squad or thrown out […]
A Small Blast From the Past
This is an excerpt from a book about Gene Rodenberry’s time in the South Pacific while in the Army Air Force, doing bombing runs in bad weather. https://www.militarytimes.com/military-honor/salute-veterans/2019/11/07/gene-roddenberrys-near-death-experiences-in-the-pacific-war/ Most of the footage I’ve seen from the Pacific shows clear blue skies and balmy weather, which was simply incorrect. As the author indicates, the crews of […]
Florida Bill Targets Stolen Valor
A Florida bill aimed at curbing stolen valor has unanimously passed through the first of three committee stops according to floridapolitics.com. Florida law already makes it illegal for a person to either misrepresent himself or herself as a member of the military or wear “the uniform of or any medal or insignia authorized for use […]
Funerals for SGT Robert W. McCarville, Pfc Joseph R. Livermore, and PFC Eugene E. Lochowicz (World War II); and SGT Walter H. Tobin and SFC Phillip C. Mendoza (Korea)
A funeral will be held next week for the following previously missing individuals recently accounted for by DPAA. . . . This July, DPAA announced that it had accounted for SGT Robert W. McCarville, US Army. SGT McCarville was lost in Papua New Guinea on 5 December 1942. SGT McCarville will be buried next week […]
Thursday FGS
Kahr CW9 Man shot to death on Springfield’s north side SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police say a man turned himself in after the shooting death of a Springfield man. KY3-TV reports officers responded to a home on the city’s north side around 5 p.m. Monday and found a man who had been shot. Police say […]
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