It is the All-Star Break. It’s all about Baseball. I wrote this on December 6, 2017. He was out of shape, overweight, loved food,
Why the Babe?
Category: World War II
The Lasting Power of Hollywood
First published on May 23, 2018. Let’s get one thing perfectly clear. It doesn’t matter what one’s nationality or patriotic leanings are, the most
Never Forget – Please
My mother told a story about how, as a child, she would go with her parents, to the harbor at West Palm Beach, to
June 6, 1944
United Kingdom United States Canada Australia Belgium Czechoslovakia Denmark Free France Greece Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Commander, SHAEF: General Dwight D. Eisenhower Commander,
Part IV: Nazis in the Closet?
Part I Part II Part III Have you ever wondered why the collective left-wing goes insane when the term ‘Nazi’ is used. They automatically
Part III, Nazis in the Closet
This is the third part of this series. For Part I and Part II: There is nothing new about the idiots on the far
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The Trump as Hitler Insult
“…We National Socialists are enemies, deadly enemies, of the present capitalist system with its exploitation of the economically weak … and we are resolved
Read MoreSunday Morning Opera: Hvorostovsky Honors WWII Vets
We call it V-E Day, May 8, 1945. The Russians celebrate it on May 9. Let’s put it this way, the Russians celebrate it
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Insulting the Enemy
According to CNN and today’s politically correct version of how to fight a war in safe spaces, people like Donald Trump, who dare to
Read MoreThank You, Dmitri Hvorostovsky for Not Forgetting
I suppose, had not not lost my father in October, the subject of honoring the Greatest Generation would not be the same for me,
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Frying John Kerry’s Canadian Bacon
By now it is rather obvious the only entities in the civilized world who want to arm the Ukrainians are John Kerry and various
Read MoreThe Greatest of Evils
Chris Hedges wrote, at Truth Dig, the tale of Lola Mozes. It is heart-wrenching. It is the tale of the ultimate of evils, and
Read MoreDie You Nazi Cow!
Sorry, but I couldn’t help the title. It was just to much fun. I guess regular readers have noticed that I’ve slacked off anything
Read MoreHas Hollywood Destroyed Artistic Freedom in America
What is going on with Sony Pictures and North Korea is nothing new, for Hollywood, according to film historian Ben Urwand. By 1933, there
Read MoreMy Father’s Service
When I first began blogging, I would do like everyone else, to get in on the topic of the day. If it was a
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – WASPs
WASP The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was a paramilitary aviation organization. In 1943 they were created when the Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD)
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – My Grandfather
The Forgotten 14 Samuel Gerald Dean Edward Joseph Wolbers Radamés E. Cáceres Douglas Laurent Dauphin Bert Garland Sauls Jr. Kenneth N. Markle Louis Karp
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – Cpl. Tom Jones, Jr
Cpl. Tom Jones, Jr. 89 years old from Hogback, New Mexico 3rd Division, Unit 297, Navajo Code Talkers 767 Navajo Code Talkers 642 Platoons1925?
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – Stan White
Stan White 94 years old from Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque veteran Stan E. White, a Pearl Harbor survivor who was injured during the D-Day invasion
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – Pfc. Clarence Wolf Guts
Pfc.Clarence Wolf Guts 86 years old from South Dakota 1924? – June 16, 2010 When the towers of the World Trade Center fell on
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – PFC Edmond Harjo
PFC. Edmond Harjo 96 years old from Seminole, Oklahoma 195th Field Artillery Battalion November 24, 1917 – March 31, 2014 We’ve sadly lost yet
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – D-Day
Invasion Of NormandyFriday marks the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, or D-Day. In the early hours of June 6, 1944, 156.000 troops
Read MoreA Family WWII Story
All families have stories. Most have stories about World War II, if you are lucky. My mother grew up at 5511 Belvedere Road, in
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – POWs Recognized
Lt. Col. James Misuraca Maj. James Moran First Lt. Paul Gambaiana First Lt. James Mahon Tech. Sgt. Alva Moss Staff Sgt. John Fox
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – Lt. Col. Jerry Coleman
Lt. Col. Jerry Coleman 89 years old from San Diego, Calif. VMTB-341, VMA-323 September 14, 1924 – January 5, 2014 Jerry Coleman, a decorated
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – Brigadier Gen. James H. Howard
Brigadier Gen. James H. Howard 81 years old from Bay Pines, Florida 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group April 13, 1913 – March 18,
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – Nelson Draper
Nelson Draper 96 years old from Barstow, California June 23, 1917 – September 22, 2013 Another Navajo Code Talker has passed away. Nelson Draper
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – Cmdr. Samuel David Deale
Cmdr. Samuel David Dealey 37 years old from Dallas, Texas Commander USS Harder (SS-257) September 13, 1906 – August 24, 1944For conspicuous gallantry and
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Wednesday’s Hero – Brig. General Theodore Roosevelt
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt III 56 years old from Cove Neck, NY September 13, 1887 – July 12, 1944 When people hear the name
Read MoreWednesday’s Hero – Lt. Alan Wood
Lt. Alan Wood 90 years old from Sierra Madre, Ca. May 3, 1922 – April 18, 2013 Alan Wood didn’t run into a burning
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