Life is a journey, one step followed by another…
This is a repost of an earlier blog. It seemed appropriate to post on this day… La Fiére Causeway, Normandy – 79 Years Ago I can’t begin to describe what I’ve been through the past few days. Hell, what we’ve… Read moreBlog #145—D-Day: No Better Place to Die
I posted this Memorial Day blog last year. I’m reposting it because… well… it speaks volumes of how I feel about Memorial Day as a Navy veteran. For many years, I was one of “those guys” who appreciated the long,… Read more#144—Memorial Day 2023… What it Means to THIS Veteran
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “Stay away from negative people; they have a problem for every solution.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “The old ways are sometimes the best.”? Who sang (and what… Read more#116—A Veteran’s “Bond”
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “We are not worthy.”?… Read more#110—The Four Chaplains
I posted an earlier version of this blog last year about this same time. While there are always plenty of remarkable stories and articles about the events of June 6, 1944 (D-Day Invasion), I decided to write about the events… Read more#86–No Better Place to Die (WWII: D-Day+3)
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “The Almighty tells… Read more#82—V-E Day (1945) & Beyond
Happy 1st Anniversary… One year ago today, I launched “A Veteran’s Journey.” For me, it was appropriate to get underway on Veteran’s Day. I’m a U.S. Navy veteran and served four years: 1973-77. My rating was an Aviation Boatswain’s Mate-Handler… Read more#56 – Veteran’s Day & Happy 1st Anniversary, “A Veteran’s Journey”
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “The three best things in life are: a good landing, a good orgasm, and a good bowel movement. Landing on an aircraft carrier at night is one of the few opportunities in life… Read more#55 – Here, Hold My Beer—Skydiving
La Fiére Causeway, Normandy – 76 Years Ago I can’t begin to describe what I’ve been through the past few days. Hell, what we’ve all been through. I’m not even sure where to begin, it’s all been such a blur…. Read more#34 – No Better Place to Die
I didn’t know him personally, but he was my father’s best friend during World War II. They shared many hard times together, but also a few laughs along the way. Such is the way with combat veterans. My father never… Read more#32 – Memorial Day – 2020