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Category Archives: Life in General
Thanksgiving 1983
As we wrap up this Thanksgiving, I cannot help but reflect back on Thanksgiving 1983. In 1983, I found myself stationed at NAS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and that Thanksgiving holiday was my first stationed overseas. There is nothing like an … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged airmen, call to service, civil service, duty stations, fellow citizens, friends, good holidays, hostile duty stations, Marines, military service, NAS Guantanamo Bay Cuba, sailors, soldiers, standing watch, stationed overseas, Thanksgiving 1983, vet, young warriors
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Thanksgiving, 1621 to 2010
This holiday has certainly changed in modern times. Today, we look forward to turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes, and our other favorite vegetables, along with pumpkin pie and more. Typically, we follow up with a good visit with family and … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged 1621, family and friends, football, mashed potatoes, modern times, Native Americans, parades, pilgrims, Plymouth Plantation, Plymouth settlers, President Abraham Lincoln, President George Washington, President Roosevelt, presidential pardon, pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving 1621 to 2010, The Great Depression, the War Between the States, turkey and dressing
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Live, Love, and Laugh
Live, love, and laugh. It is a saying of which my in-laws are very fond. You can find it on the wall of one of their favorite restaurants in Tampa, Daddy’s Grill. That little saying says a lot about life. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, classmates, Daddy’s Grill, dinner with great friends, friendship, good friends, in-laws, laughing with abandon, Live love and laugh, living life, loving without boundaries, mates, shipmates, squadron mates, Tampa, teammates, Wind Sand and Stars
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Which do you prefer?
Which do you prefer? Would you rather have naked photography or groping? Many Americans are opting for neither and choosing not to fly and there is a real sense this is going to boil over on November 24, the busiest … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Life in General
Tagged Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT), American Airlines, busiest travel day of the year, cabin attendants, ExpressJet, full body scan, groping, Homeland Security, Michael Roberts, naked photography, passengers, pilot unions, pilots, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), TSA screeners, U.S. Travel Association, US Airways, Which do you prefer?, “pat down” search
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Veteran's Day 2010
When you’re a kid you really have no idea about the meaning behind Veteran’s Day. It is just another of those days in November, except that on the 11th, the old guys who were soldiers, sailors, airmen or Marines get … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged a friend, A Pittance of Time, airmen, basic training, camaraderie, Canada, combat, devotion to country, Marines, Memorial Day, military service, OCS, peacetime, sailors, soldiers, Terry Kelly, the pleasure of their company, Veteran’s Day, Veteran’s Day 2010, “The Great War”
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