#12 – Writing Your Own Memoir – Part 1

It’s Really Easy, and… What a Legacy Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.”? In what late 60s TV show did we hear, “Book ‘em, Danno.”? Recognize… Read more#12 – Writing Your Own Memoir – Part 1

#11 – Letters from Home

Does anyone write letters anymore? Trivia Questions (Answers @ end): In what spy thriller did we hear the words, “The only thing we had is common is that neither of us knew who you were.” Who said, “Happiness is not… Read more#11 – Letters from Home

#10 – “You light ’em, we fight ’em”

You light ‘em, we fight ‘em Q – Who said, “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”?Q – In what movie (and who said it) did we hear the line, “It’s not the years, it’s the mileage.”? Q –… Read more#10 – “You light ’em, we fight ’em”

#9 – A Veteran’s Christmas

Q – In what movie did we hear, “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”? Q – Who said, “Light tomorrow with today.”? Q – What Christmas carol contains the following lyrics?A thrill of hope the weary… Read more#9 – A Veteran’s Christmas

#6 – Military Lingo

Q – Who said, “It’s not what you look at that matters. It’s what you see.”?Q – Who wrote the following lyrics? How many roads must a man walk downBefore you call him a man? Note to self/readers: No “caution”… Read more#6 – Military Lingo

#4 – From Civilian to US Navy

Q – In the movie, The Poseidon Adventure, what was the 1973 hit song by Maureen McGovern? Q – In what 1973 movie did we hear the famous line, “The Power of Christ compels you”? “Hurry Up and Wait” That’s… Read more#4 – From Civilian to US Navy

#3 – Between a Rock and a Hard Place

You’ve seen movies with aircraft carriers, haven’t you? Top Gun (1986), The Final Countdown (1980), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), to name a few. You probably wondered what it’s like to work on the flight deck, too. Well, maybe not everybody,… Read more#3 – Between a Rock and a Hard Place

#1 – Beginning a new journey…

I am a veteran… a United States Navy veteran to be more specific. I enlisted (“volunteered”) in July 1973 for four years. I almost made four years. It was exactly three years, eleven months, and 29 days (but who’s counting)…. Read more#1 – Beginning a new journey…