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Category Archives: Military
The Lethal Details Left out of “Oppenheimer”
By Dan Chasan in the Post Alley Newsletter – (Independent Writing and Editing Professional. Harvard University. Vashon, Washington) The blockbuster release of the popular film Oppenheimer gives Americans a chance to re-visit the complicated history of this nation‘s development, testing, and use … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Essays, Government, Law, Military, Morality, Movies, War
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In Flanders Fields
The poppy’s association with the fallen began with this poem, written after a WWI battle in 1915.
Posted in end of life, Military, Remembrances, War
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The Old Man & a Bucket of Shrimp
Great true story🎄 Thanks to Sybil-Ann You will be glad that you read it, especially those who know Key Biscayne, Florida. I hope you’ll pass it on. It happened every Friday evening, almost without fail, when the sun resembled a … Continue reading
Army recipe for SOS in a 1942 Field Manual
From Bob P. perhaps reminding the Skyline vets about Army cuisine
Author event – Daniel James Brown on Zoom Tuesday 7 PM
Meet the Author: Daniel James Brown Meet the Author: Daniel James Brown Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Add to Calendar7:00PM – 8:00PM Online event. Click here to register. Honor Veterans Day with us during a discussion about Facing the Mountain, A True Story of Japanese American Heroes … Continue reading
The Freedom Rock
Thanks to Sybil-Ann for making us aware of this awesome tribute to our heroes The Freedom Rock (established in 1999) is a large (approx. 60+ ton) boulder located in rural Iowa that is repainted every year with a different Thank You for … Continue reading
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Honor the veterans
Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. For one day, we stand united in respect for you, our veterans. This holiday started as a day to reflect upon the heroism of … Continue reading
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
From the Atlantic by Jeff Goldberg When President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that “the helicopter couldn’t fly” and that the Secret Service … Continue reading
The danger of traffic patrol – 300 MPH approaching!
Thanks to Jim S. for finding this story!
Posted in Government, Military
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Bananas & Milk Duds
Thanks to Sybil-Ann and her sense of humor! Ever wonder what our Service pilots experience when flying till they get use to it? Here is a story that captures a novice’s who experienced just such a thing. Below is an … Continue reading
Top Military Officers Unload on Trump
from the Atlantic Monthly, thanks to Gordon G For most of the past two decades, American troops have been deployed all over the world—to about 150 countries. During that time, hundreds of thousands of young men and women have experienced combat, … Continue reading
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Blue Angels
Thanks to Put B for sending this great photo. Do you have any you’d like to share?
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Blue Angels are in town – here’s the schedule
The Navy’s flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, are in town! Get up to the 26th floor to watch them perform. Thanks to Navy pilot Doug C for sending this in: Thursday: 11:00 to 12:00 the four planes in the … Continue reading
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Jon Cleese and the Royal Navy
Thanks to Gordon G
It’s time for national service
Ed Note: One of the problems of youth is that they don’t have enough exposure to those different from themselves. A sense of entitlement is often attributed to the millenials. Service when we are young in the Military, Peace Corps … Continue reading
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Wreckage of WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered in expedition
Thanks to Paul T for sending this along.
Posted in Military, Science and Technology
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Why Did Soviets Invade Afghanistan? Documents Offer History Lesson for Trump
Ed Note: The article below explains how little President Trump understands about Afghanistan. Or perhaps he does understand Russia’s aspirations there and is effectively turning the “great game” back their favor. The book, The Great Game, documents the long history … Continue reading
Abandoning U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms treaty threatens our very existence
By : George P. Shultz and Mikhail Gorbachev Special to The Washington Post More than 30 years have passed since the day the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union, meeting in Geneva, adopted a joint statement declaring … Continue reading
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They came in the night – the all-female bomber regiment of the Soviet Air Force
From Aeon: “During the Second World War, the Soviet Air Force initially barred women from serving in combat. That was until October 1941 when the pilot Marina Raskova personally convinced Joseph Stalin to deploy the world’s first all-female air force … Continue reading
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Nagasaki Survivor Visits Hanford and the “Home of the Bombers”
An 81 year old survivor of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki becomes the first visitor to Hanford. One of his wishes is to have the history of the suffering and the survivors part of the history of a new National … Continue reading
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The Ford Airplane – mass production before Pearl Harbor
Thanks to Tom Gibbs for sending this along. Willow Run B-24s “The long hanger at Willow Run, Michigan has a 90 degree turn in it so Henry Ford would not have to pay taxes in the next county. That short … Continue reading
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The USS Indianapolis is found after 72 years
Paul Allen’s team has located the final resting place of the Indianapolis, the subject of intrigue, disaster, lives lost and a controversial court-marshal.