Steel Boats, Iron Men and their stories (plus a bit more)
A lot of things can happen in 24 days but one thing is certain. In recent elections, the country has been pulled further and further to its respective polar opposite sides. The Left has gone increasingly towards socialism and large government control of every aspect of life. The right has been pulled sharper to the […]
Read More 24 DaysSince I retired from the Navy, one of my past times has been to help people and organizations with good ideas discover ways to grow and fulfil their plans. To be honest, I always liked causes and helping people discover how to succeed. Even in the Navy, I volunteered for a number of collateral […]
Read More But its for a good cause. Why won’t they give me their money???SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI – “Thus passes away the glory of this world” I had never been in politics until a few years ago. My life in the Navy and my second career all involved long days and nights and a lot of travel. But coming to a small community in Western Pennsylvania, I was […]
Read More SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI – “Thus passes away the glory of this world”My Mom passed away on August 14, 2020. She had a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and the Covid Chaos had placed her into lockdown at the facility where she lived for about five months. It was incredibly hard not seeing her but the fear of an outsider introducing Covid into their community made isolation […]
Read More 88 Keys… the very definition of a perfect lifeI know I have been MIA for a while. Sorry about that. Lots of personal stuff going on which I will share later. I recently rejoined the Veterans of Foreign Wars. My service on board two Boomers allowed me to be eligible to join. I have always thought that the organization was missing the boat […]
Read More Warshot Loaded – Why Every Submariner is a WarriorWhere are the fathers? Happy Father’s Day. The words come tripping off the tongue with such ease, we forget what they are supposed to mean. We forget that this was meant to be the one day in the year where we could pay honor and respect to the men who didn’t just help to create […]
Read More Happy Father’s Day 2020… to the Dad’s who didn’t quitThere was a time… No one can question the bravery of the men and women who are on the front lines of this pandemic. They go to work each day and help those who are most in need of help. They wear protective gear that is uncomfortable but necessary and they work long shifts. In […]
Read More There was a time…Taking care of the Army… Again Dedicated to my Army friend Phil When World War 1 ended, the United States had many soldiers that were stationed in France and Belgium. They had been sent there to help “Defeat the Hun” and now they were ready to come home. My Great Uncle Alex was an Army […]
Read More The Battleship Ferryboats – Taking the Doughboys for a RideThe story of us – the original Hallmark Movie A friend of ours wished my wife and me a happy forty year anniversary for the day we met. May 4th, 1980. She said that we were like a Hallmark Movie. Little did she know? I think we actually pioneered the whole genre of the Hallmark […]
Read More The story of us – the original Hallmark Movie – May 4th 1980Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
The Dawn of the Polaris Age “Those of us here today may not live to write this history, but we must be determined to shape it.” ? Every once in a while, you find yourself in a historic spot and feel a little like there isn’t enough time to really understand…
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