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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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A Terrible Week
This was a terrible week. It just goes to show we are only along for the ride. None of us knows what life will bring. Spiritually, the only thing we have is today. We have all our yesterdays, some more than … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged a horrific week, collision at sea, damage assessment, General Quarters, honor, man overboaord, Navy, our last, our yesterdays, sailors, shipmates, today, tomorrow, USS Fitzgerald
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Six Days in Space
In 1968 over the Christmas holidays, three Americans orbited the moon for the first time. It is the incredible story of Apollo 8 crewed by Commander Frank Borman, James Lovell serving as the Command Module Pilot, and William Anders piloting … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation History, History, Life in General
Tagged Air Force, Apollo 8, black & white photography, color photography, discipline, earthrise, Florida, Frank Borman, James Lovell, judgment, Life magazine, lunar orbits, Mission Control, Navy, professional pilots, Sea of Fertility, Six Days in Space, the Book of Genesis, the moon, William Anders
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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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