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Return Envelope from Commander In Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet, and the Pacific Ocean Areas A little postal history this morning along with some amazement. In looking through my Grandfather’s Continue Reading →
Superheroes imagined are entirely different from the real heroes who serve the general public on a daily basis. From the first responders to the United States military, those men and Continue Reading →
On December 7, 1941, the USS Arizona and the USS Vestal floated side-by-side when the first planes of the Japanese Empire came into view and started strafing, bombing, and torpedoing Continue Reading →
On December 7, 1941, Chief Boatswain’s Mate Joseph Leon George was serving on the repair ship, USS Vestal, which was moored inboard to the USS Arizona at Ford Island. The Continue Reading →
In 2018, politics in America is totally polarized, and views are entirely contained in both conservative and liberal echo chambers without the allowance for opposing dialogue or debate. From the Continue Reading →
Louis A Conter – Witness to Infamy On December 7, 1941, Louis Anthony Conter was on board the USS Arizona moored along Battleship Row adjacent to Ford Island as the Continue Reading →
Today is December 24, 2017, Christmas Eve, and America seems more divided than ever in its 241-year history. Politics are polarizing. Race is polarizing. Socioeconomic status is polarizing. Almost every Continue Reading →
In December of 1951, the Cromlish Family of Belmont, North Carolina returned to my Grandfather’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to this recording, they took a two-hour flight from Charlotte, Continue Reading →