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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

The Flag of Israel, A White Falcon, Beeping Horns and Real Pride

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On Sunday, June 11, 1967, in mid-afternoon, a small parade of cars drove north on Oak Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts, past my house.  ...
Friday, September 1, 2017

Eight Years Ago Matt Jones Was My Mentor, and the Same Age as My Kids

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From Left: Me, Matt Jones, Dale Shade and Andy Mehler Ten years ago this month I moved from Echo Company to Task Force Diablo HQ. My ...
Monday, August 28, 2017

The Army is Progressive When the Country is Divided

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When I enlisted in 1972, racial integration was a fact in the American Army, but was an on-going mess outside the gates of every base....
Monday, August 21, 2017

GRUNT by Mary Roach--Funny, Brilliant Book on Military Technology

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I reviewed this delightful book for Distillations  magazine. Here is the text: Mary Roach.   Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at Wa...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Ten Years Ago I Re-Enlisted at 54

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Ten years ago this week I raised my right hand in front of the flag in the lobby of the Aviation Armory at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. and ...
Saturday, August 12, 2017

From Trying to Convert Each Other to Wedding Invitation

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In 1979 I lived in the military housing area in the Wiesbaden Military Community . One day, a Jehovah's Witness came to my door. B...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

Coffee in Iraq--Fred Lameki and Green Beans

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In Iraq, good coffee was on one of the few pleasures that was not banned by order of somebody.  Green Beans Coffee was the place I would ...