An Address at Independence Hall

This short clip comes from the archives of Independence … Lincoln speaks:

Its been a rough week

Well, the old laptop finally died last week. The sorrow was very deep since most of my creative thoughts for the past three years were formed sitting in front of the screen and keyboard I was so used to. Not only that, but there was a resignation and a sudden realization that I would have […]

The Bedford boys of Company A of the 29th Infantry Division’s 116th Infantry Regiment never had a chance.

There is an old truth known by military men that no military plan survives contact with the enemy. This was never more obvious than what happened at 6:30 a.m. on June 6, 1944, when the invasion at Omaha Beach began. Allied bombardments and a massive air campaign that went awry had failed to eliminate or […]

A Poem for the Potentate

A poem for the Potentate The petulant Potentate’s pouting today He’s holding his breath cause he can’t have his way. The palace is shuttered, the parks are all shut His minions are meaner than Java the Hut. The people are poorer than ever before But the petulant Potentate wants even more. The Potentate […]

FWIW – Advice For Brian Holloway: If The Parents Of The Teens Who Destroyed Your Home Are Threatening To Sue You, Post Their Names Also…

Lots of things make me angry. Nothing more so than the horrible miscreants that did this and their horrible excuses for parents. Fry them all.

Plan until you drop… then plan some more

For those that follow me on a semi-regular basis, I apologize for being off line for a few weeks. The USS San Francisco SSN 711 2013 reunion is in the rear view mirror and plans for the 2014 event are now underway. The feedback from the participants was that things went pretty well so I […]

Will there be alcohol?

2013 USS San Francisco (SSN 711) Reunion Update Getting very close now so hopefully everyone plans still include being together this coming weekend in Norfolk. The hospitality room is set and I am bringing a car full of munchies. We have to supply everything which was the trade off of not having to pay a […]

USS San Francisco SSN 2013 Reunion Check off list

In less than 10 days, the 2013 San Francisco Reunion will start at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel. This is a brief checklist of things to do before then: Room reservations. Done (Note: If you haven’t made yours yet and are worried that the time is past for the reduced rate, let me know… we […]

2013 SF 711 Reunion Update

http://www.decklog.com/SSN-711.asp The USS San Francisco SSN 711 Reunion is less than two weeks away I will be keeping the USSVI Web Site updated with the most accurate information So far here are the basic details” The Reunion is at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel in Downtown Norfolk and will go from September 6-8 The first […]

SF 711 Reunion Sitrep: August 20 2013

The United States Navy League and Phillips Destination Management http://www.phillipsdmc.com have offered to provide members of the USS San Francisco Reunion 2013 in Norfolk Virginia with tickets and transportation to the commissioning of the USS Minnesota on Saturday September 7th 2013. We will ride to the base on special busses and return in plenty of time […]