Posted slightly different at our Veterans site, VeteransTales.org, where I invite you to read and join the conversation.) My father was a WWII veteran, leaving college as a freshman after Pearl Harbor, enlisting, embarking for North Africa about the same…
Category: Military and Veterans
“American Sniper” Draws Blood — Vassar Bushmills
After yesterday’s showing of “American Sniper” I came away having seen a film I didn’t expect to see, and possibly even one Clint Eastwood didn’t intend. It was a great film, but having had a week’s head start on the…
Bachelor’s Corner on Memorial Day Sunday
First posted in 2007, my annual tribute and reminder. On Sundays, for over three years after my separation, I walked about a quarter of mile down the street to a Christian Church, in part because I liked the preacher, the…
“Be Careful Where You Brag That Lie”
Memorial Day weekend is always filled with remembrances. The national press will cover national events such as the President laying a wreath at Arlington, and a other solemn events. Fox does more than most. Local talk radio usually turns over…
Cowards in Foxholes
Get out of my foxhole!