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Monday, January 18, 2016

My Father's First Command: A Black Supply Company

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Louis Armstrong Played for My Father's Soldiers at Camp Shenango, Pa. My father, George Gussman, enlisted in the Army at the end o...
Monday, January 11, 2016

My People: Real Americans, Refugees Running from Killers

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Millions of Americans came here from around the globe running from torment and death. They came here as my grandparents did, running from...
Saturday, January 9, 2016

Who Are My People?

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When I was in Iraq, I started writing under the general title “Who Fights Our Wars?” when I wrote about the soldiers I served with. ...
Friday, January 1, 2016

Grace Got Married Yesterday

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Today I got a wedding picture on Facebook posted by Grace Pak, front row, left.  She was married on December 31.  Earlier this month Li...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

A World of Friends I Met in Iraq

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Today is Fred Lameki's birthday.  He is my only Facebook friend from Kenya.  In fact, the only people I know personally from Kenya, Ug...
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Year End Wrap Up: Exercise Turns Civilian, Reading Tops Riding

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For the first time since I started riding a bicycle again in 1987, the total number of book pages I read exceeded the number of miles I rod...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Our Former Allies: Training Iranian MIssile Technicians at Lowry AFB

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Until the Ayatollahs took over in 1979, Iran was an ally of the United States.  They were a very close Cold War ally, bordering the Sovie...