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		<title>The toughest time of the year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mstrmac711</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose we all have a tough time every year to deal with. Okay, maybe only those of us over the age of 58 can say that. Maybe its Christmas or a special family holiday when you realize that the person who you loved so much was truly not coming back. For me, the week leading up to Memorial Day is the worst. If you follow my blog even slightly, you know that my dad John was the one person in my life that provided so much inspiration into who I ended up being. Navy <a class="entry-excerpt-link" href="http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/05/19/the-toughest-time-of-the-year/">More&#8230;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleansubmariner.com&#038;blog=24622123&#038;post=7479&#038;subd=theleansubmariner&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Armed Forces Day 2013</title>
		<link>http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/05/18/armed-forces-day-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Leviathan: Unguided and Out of Control</title>
		<link>http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/05/14/leviathan-unguided-and-out-of-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mstrmac711</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from nebraskaenergyobserver: I'm going to cut Barack Obama a bit of slack here. Surprised? Don't be, he's not going to thank me for it. You see Obama reminds me of every person I've ever known who got a job he hadn't earned and had no conception of how to do it. Combine that with a kid that never had to take responsibility for anything and you have our empty suit of a president. Read more&#8230; 772 more words I do not often reblog from others posts but this is a great one to make the exception for. My friend <a class="entry-excerpt-link" href="http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/05/14/leviathan-unguided-and-out-of-control/">More&#8230;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleansubmariner.com&#038;blog=24622123&#038;post=7452&#038;subd=theleansubmariner&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye Facebook, Hello Patriotism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mstrmac711</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I had a very interesting message from Facebook Security saying I had violated a policy and my account was being terminated. Not sure which policy they were referring to but it does seem pretty interesting that it occurred the weekend after I launched a few salvos at the President’s lack of accountability on Benghazi, the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS, and the continued attacks on free speech of any kind. Just as well I suppose. Maybe its time to find a more secure way for Patriots to communicate. I understand that <a class="entry-excerpt-link" href="http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/05/13/goodbye-facebook-hello-patriotism/">More&#8230;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleansubmariner.com&#038;blog=24622123&#038;post=7447&#038;subd=theleansubmariner&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>While America dismantles its forces, others prepare to fill the gap</title>
		<link>http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/05/11/while-america-dismantles-its-forces-others-prepare-to-fill-the-gap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 13:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mstrmac711</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am relatively sure that the Chinese are not wasting any resources on sensitivity training as they view the world’s oceans and resources. I wonder if we are maintaining our vision for the last war as they prepare for the next one. &#160; China&#8217;s Growing Military Might: Top 4 Concerns For The Pentagon Christian Science Monitor, May 9 China continues to increase spending to grow its already considerable military, and top Pentagon officials continue to watch the developments carefully. In a report issued this week, the Department of Defense for the first time directly accused <a class="entry-excerpt-link" href="http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/05/11/while-america-dismantles-its-forces-others-prepare-to-fill-the-gap/">More&#8230;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleansubmariner.com&#038;blog=24622123&#038;post=7439&#038;subd=theleansubmariner&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Fifth of May Celebration</title>
		<link>http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/05/05/the-fifth-of-may-celebration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 13:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this day and every other day, the symbol of freedom around the world remains the same. The American Flag. If you wish to fly another countries flag while you are living under the protection provided by the nation she represents, may I strongly suggest (no actually make that a demand) that you go to that country and do so. Mister Mac Filed under: Freedom<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleansubmariner.com&#038;blog=24622123&#038;post=7431&#038;subd=theleansubmariner&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Sinking of the SS McKeesport</title>
		<link>http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/04/29/the-sinking-of-the-ss-mckeesport/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mstrmac711</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the seventieth anniversary of the sinking of the SS McKeesport by a German U-boat (April 29 1943). Like they have for many years, aging veterans and their families come to the shores of the Youghiogheny at a place called the Palisades to remember the proud little cargo ship that served its country well from 1919 to 1943 before falling victim to a torpedo and finally gunshots that sent her to her grave. The McKeesport was a steamship built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny New Jersey. She was a single screw <a class="entry-excerpt-link" href="http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/04/29/the-sinking-of-the-ss-mckeesport/">More&#8230;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleansubmariner.com&#038;blog=24622123&#038;post=7417&#038;subd=theleansubmariner&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Love, Your Son Butch&#8221; &#8211; Chapter 2</title>
		<link>http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/04/27/love-your-son-butch-chapter-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mstrmac711</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a short note before I return to the book. Today (April 27 2013) is the twentieth anniversary of the day John C. MacPherson met Jesus face to face. I’m not sure what time of day it was and frankly at this point it doesn’t matter. On the morning, I was up well before the crack of dawn preparing the engine rooms and auxiliary equipment on the USS Hunley for a departure from Miami Florida. As one of only two people qualified to run the propulsion plant on board, I had many things on my <a class="entry-excerpt-link" href="http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/04/27/love-your-son-butch-chapter-2/">More&#8230;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleansubmariner.com&#038;blog=24622123&#038;post=7405&#038;subd=theleansubmariner&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Love, Your Son Butch, Chapter One</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mstrmac711</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago this month, my Dad finally lost his battle with heart disease and went to be with his Lord. The week after his death, I found a box in the basement of our old house that had all of his letters home from World War 2. Over the next ten years, I plugged away and tried to craft them into a story format. That work resulted in the project I called “Love Your Son Butch” named after the way he signed many of those letters to his Mom and Dad. He was born <a class="entry-excerpt-link" href="http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/04/22/love-your-son-butch-chapter-one/">More&#8230;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleansubmariner.com&#038;blog=24622123&#038;post=7368&#038;subd=theleansubmariner&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Love, Your Son Butch&#8221; &#8211; Introduction (April 2013)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction John C. MacPherson, Jr. was seventeen years old when he joined the United States Navy. Over the next seventeen months, he wrote a number of letters to his family. The letters were signed with John’s many names: Sonny, Foo, Butch, and Goofer. But in most cases they ended with two common phrases: “God be with us always” and “Love, Your Son Butch”. These simple phrases emphasized the deep love of God and family that he not only carried for his whole life, but passed on to his children. Helen MacPherson, John’s mother kept many <a class="entry-excerpt-link" href="http://theleansubmariner.com/2013/04/20/love-your-son-butch-introduction-april-2013/">More&#8230;</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleansubmariner.com&#038;blog=24622123&#038;post=7328&#038;subd=theleansubmariner&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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