We spent Thursday in Sherman, Texas.
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Aboard The Batfish
One of the advantages of traveling the country the way we do is the serendipity we run into. We arrived in the Tahlequah-Muskogee area with little research, less planning, and no real schedule. But the day after we got here, we discovered that the USS Batfish was having a work day to help replace the Read More
Thoughts From Gettysburg
Humbling was my first thought as we drove along Confederate Road.
The Last Reunion
Today marks the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sadly, it also marks the last reunion of the Pearl Harbor Survivor’s Association. The 450 or so survivors of the attack are getting to the point where it’s too difficult for them to travel or get around. If you know a Pearl survivor, give Read More
U.S. Involved in Iraq Longer Than WWII
This AP article points out that we’ve now been involved in Iraq longer than we were involved in : the Vietnam War (eight years, five months) the Revolutionary War (six years, nine months) and the Civil War (four years) Consider this, then. In the American Revolution, we were overthrowing a monarchy, declaring independence, and bringing Read More