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Manned Spaceflight Turns 50
Fifty years ago today, the Soviet Space Program launched Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into a singular orbit around the Earth in their spacecraft, Vostok 1. The space race was on and Russia was in the lead, having flown an orbital … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life in General
Tagged a dangerous dose of possible nuclear annihilation, advancements in artificial limbs, Air Force, airplanes, Alan Shepard, computers, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, Cuba, enhanced radial tires for cars, Florida, Freedom 7, going back to the moon and on to Mars, improved baby foods, improved water purification, infrared ear thermometers, landing on the moon first, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), Manned Spaceflight Turns 50, Marines, military service, Navy, new technologies, President John F. Kennedy, Sputnik, Tang, Teflon, tempur foam (think Tempurpedic beds), the Soviet Space Program, Vostok 1
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The Eve of Christmas Eve
We are beginning such a wonderful period. By now, most of us are in the process of forgetting our jobs, ignoring negative world events, focusing on family, and maybe thinking about the meaning of Christmas. I would hope we are … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged a sense of duty, a sense of honor and obligation, American minutemen, Christmas, focusing on family, Hanukkah, keeping the faith, Kwanzaa, living in peace, Marines, military members, military service, Navy, safety and security, standing united, The Eve of Christmas Eve, the meaning of Christmas, veterans, Vietnam, volunteer force, World War I, World War II
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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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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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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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