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The Loss of the Buffalo Gal
Last night I had a long conversation with my sister-in-law, Kay. We talked about the “coincidences” in life which defied explanation. There are so many instances and events in each of our lives bordering on the unbelievable. Then I woke … Continue reading
This Morning
Every April 18 when I wake up in the morning, I immediately think of a particular group of 80 men who seemingly did the impossible. If not for them, this world as we know it today might not be. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History
Tagged 80 men, Air Force, April 18 1942, B-25B Mitchell bomber, Carroll V. Glines, China, Dick Cole, I Could Never Be So Lucky Again, Japan, Jimmy Doolittle, military service, Navy, Richard Cole, Robert Considine, suicide mission, Ted W. Lawson, the Army Air Corps, The Last Raider, the USS Hornet, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, This Morning, World War II
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Amazing Grace
As with many mornings, I woke a little after 5 a.m. and began working. When I turned on the computer, the Google page lit up with something that referred to the age of 107. I had a hard time thinking … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life in General
Tagged Amazing Grace, COBOL, computer, computer languages, Dave Letterman, Digital Equipment Corporation, Google, Harvard University, math and physics, military service, Navy, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, the Mark I computer, USS Hopper DDG-70, Vassar College, World War II, Yale
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