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Category: World War II

Why the Babe?

February 19, 2019February 18, 2019 20th Century US, American, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, CULTURE, Hank Aaron, HISTORY, History of the Game, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Steriods, Ted Williams, World War II
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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,

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The Lasting Power of Hollywood

January 4, 2019January 3, 2019 20th Century US, American, Classic Hollywood, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, ISLAM & WAR ON TERROR, MAIN PAGE, Music, Terror, World War II
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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

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Never Forget – Please

December 7, 2018December 6, 2018 HISTORY, World War II
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My mother told a story about how, as a child, she would go with her parents, to the harbor at West Palm Beach, to

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June 6, 1944

June 6, 2018June 4, 2018 20th Century US, American, England, HISTORY, World War II
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 United Kingdom  United States  Canada  Australia Belgium Czechoslovakia  Denmark  Free France Greece Netherlands  New Zealand Norway Poland Commander, SHAEF: General Dwight D. Eisenhower Commander,

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Part IV: Nazis in the Closet?

August 24, 2017August 22, 2017 20th Century US, Antifa, Barack Obama, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, ECONOMY, George Soros, Hate Crimes, HISTORY, KKK, MAIN PAGE, Neo-Nazi, World War II
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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

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Part III, Nazis in the Closet

August 23, 2017August 22, 2017 Antifa, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Donald Trump, ECONOMY, Hate Crimes, HISTORY, KKK, MAIN PAGE, Neo-Nazi, Obama Administration, World War II
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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

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 2016, 20th Century US, Barack Obama, Clinton, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Elizabeth Warren, Hate Crimes, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Racism, Trump, World War II 1
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“…We National Socialists are enemies, deadly enemies, of the present capitalist system with its exploitation of the economically weak … and we are resolved

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Sunday Morning Opera: Hvorostovsky Honors WWII Vets

May 15, 2016May 14, 2016 Baritones, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Music, Obama Administration, OPERA, World War II
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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

December 9, 2015December 8, 2015 Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, ISIS, ISLAM & WAR ON TERROR, MAIN PAGE, Problems with Islam, Terror, World War II 5
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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

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Thank You, Dmitri Hvorostovsky for Not Forgetting

May 13, 2015May 12, 2015 20th Century US, Barihunks, Baritones, Classic Hollywood, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, Music, Opera, OPERA, PERSONAL, Senior Citizens, The Pink Flamingo’s Father, World War II
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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

February 10, 2015February 10, 2015 20th Century US, Barack Obama, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, ECONOMY, Historial Ignorance, John Kerry, MAIN PAGE, Neo-Nazi, World War II
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By now it is rather obvious the only entities in the civilized world who want to arm the Ukrainians are John Kerry and various

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The Greatest of Evils

January 21, 2015January 20, 2015 20th Century US, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, World War II
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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

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Die You Nazi Cow!

January 14, 2015January 13, 2015 Biology, Cryptozology, CULTURE, Evolution, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, SCIENCE, World War II
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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

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Has Hollywood Destroyed Artistic Freedom in America

December 19, 2014December 19, 2014 Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, James Bond, MAIN PAGE, World War II
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What is going on with Sony Pictures and North Korea is nothing new, for Hollywood, according to film historian Ben Urwand.  By 1933, there

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My Father’s Service

November 11, 2014June 3, 2018 20th Century US, Alzheimer’s Disease, Family, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL, SCIENCE, The Pink Flamingo’s Father, World War II
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When I first began blogging, I would do like everyone else, to get in on the topic of the day.  If it was a

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Wednesday’s Hero – WASPs

July 30, 2014July 28, 2014 20th Century US, HISTORY, WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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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)

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Wednesday’s Hero – My Grandfather

July 23, 2014July 21, 2014 Family, Family History, MAIN PAGE, WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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The Forgotten 14 Samuel Gerald Dean Edward Joseph Wolbers Radamés E. Cáceres Douglas Laurent Dauphin Bert Garland Sauls Jr. Kenneth N. Markle Louis Karp

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Wednesday’s Hero – Cpl. Tom Jones, Jr

July 9, 2014July 19, 2014 WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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Cpl. Tom Jones, Jr. 89 years old from Hogback, New Mexico 3rd Division, Unit 297, Navajo Code Talkers 767 Navajo Code Talkers 642 Platoons1925?

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Wednesday’s Hero – Stan White

July 2, 2014June 29, 2014 WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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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

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Wednesday’s Hero – Pfc. Clarence Wolf Guts

June 25, 2014June 20, 2014 WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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Pfc.Clarence Wolf Guts 86 years old from South Dakota 1924? – June 16, 2010 When the towers of the World Trade Center fell on

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Wednesday’s Hero – PFC Edmond Harjo

June 18, 2014June 13, 2014 WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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PFC. Edmond Harjo 96 years old from Seminole, Oklahoma 195th Field Artillery Battalion November 24, 1917 – March 31, 2014  We’ve sadly lost yet

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Wednesday’s Hero – D-Day

June 4, 2014May 31, 2014 20th Century US, HISTORY, WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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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

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A Family WWII Story

May 28, 2014May 27, 2014 20th Century US, American, Family, Family History, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL, World War II
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All families have stories. Most have stories about World War II, if you are lucky.  My mother grew up at 5511 Belvedere Road, in

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Wednesday’s Hero – POWs Recognized

May 7, 2014May 3, 2014 WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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  Lt. Col. James Misuraca Maj. James Moran First Lt. Paul Gambaiana First Lt. James Mahon Tech. Sgt. Alva Moss Staff Sgt. John Fox

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Wednesday’s Hero – Lt. Col. Jerry Coleman

February 19, 2014February 15, 2014 BASEBALL, HISTORY, History of the Game, WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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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

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Wednesday’s Hero – Brigadier Gen. James H. Howard

January 29, 2014January 24, 2014 Medal of Honor, WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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Brigadier Gen. James H. Howard 81 years old from Bay Pines, Florida 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group April 13, 1913 – March 18,

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Wednesday’s Hero – Nelson Draper

October 16, 2013October 13, 2013 WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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Nelson Draper 96 years old from Barstow, California June 23, 1917 – September 22, 2013 Another Navajo Code Talker has passed away. Nelson Draper

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Wednesday’s Hero – Cmdr. Samuel David Deale

October 9, 2013October 6, 2013 WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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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

September 18, 2013September 15, 2013 Medal of Honor, WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II
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Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt III 56 years old from Cove Neck, NY September 13, 1887 – July 12, 1944 When people hear the name

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Wednesday’s Hero – Lt. Alan Wood

May 15, 2013May 11, 2013 WEDNESDAY’S HERO, World War II 1
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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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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

screen-shot-2016-10-29-at-10-50-47-pm SJ Reidhead (aka The Pink Flamingo) is a writer based in New Mexico. The author of two published novels, both westerns: Dust Devil and The Second Mrs. Earp and two published works of non-fictions: TRAVESTY: Frank Waters Earp Agenda Exposed and A Church for Helldorado, Endicott Peabody's 1882 Tombstone Diary. One of the leading authorities on the life of Wyatt Earp and Tombstone during the Earp years, she is writing a series of murder mysteries set in modern day Tombstone. The author is also working on a book about fashion in the Wild West. When complete, there will be over 2100 unpublished antique photographs dating from 1855-1910.

The author's work has appeared in Wild West, True West, Blogcritics, and The Tombstone Times. Recently the author has had to deal with a father who succumbed to Alzheimer's Disease. This is leading to a book dealing with the frustrations of dealing with the frustrations of the disease, finance, legal, health-care, and things no one bothers telling families about it. A portion of the book will contain entries from a blog she kept, detailing the struggle with her father's AD. She is also working on a murder mystery series set in modern day Tombstone and Cochise County. Several books of essays on Christian living are currently in edits. A book of essays and revisions of articles about Wyatt Earp has been completed and will include her latest work detailing her theory about the murder of his second wife, Mattie.

SJ Reidhead has been involved in Republican politics since she was 'a little kid'. During the Reagan years she was a lobbyist working with various non-profit organizations who were attempting to salvage NASA and the American space program after the disastrous Carter years. In spite of ups and downs, and numerous disappointments, politically, it is obvious the only political hope for this country is via the Republican Party. Along with politics she is an opera fanatic, has been known to stalk baritones to the point of being a baritone junkie, and loves baseball.

The Pink Flamingo went on line on October 4, 2005.

THE PINK FLAMINGO STORY

It started out as a joke. During the seven years I worked with the girls of my parish, leading a youth group, one of the things that I stressed were manners. Part of having manners, the way I see it, is to know how to set a proper table, host a party, cater it, and clean up afterward. I was fortunate enough to have a group of very talented girls in my youth group. They learned how to plan for, and execute large church functions, very properly. During one such function I noticed there were several incredibly tacky pink flamingos sitting on the table. Knowing the girls were up to something, I said nothing. A few months later they did the same thing at a function I was hosting at my home. I said nothing. They had a birthday party for me. More pink flamingos appeared - and a joke was born.

Thanks to the girls, all of whom are now grown, I have a collection of pink flamingos. It has become an ongoing joke. When I began working on my political blog, I realized the only possibly title was The Pink Flamingo!

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