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Monday, September 25, 2017

Six Days of War: Three Wars Lost in Six Days

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Israeli Sherman Tanks in the Sinai, Attacking Egypt Ignorance Can be the greatest ally or the greatest enemy of an army at war.  In t...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Visiting the Airborne Museum at Sainte-Mere-Eglise

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German Infantry Weapons on display in the Airborne Museum at Sainte-Mere-Eglise In June of this year I visited the Airborne Museum ...
Monday, September 18, 2017

Visiting the Base Where I was a Tank Commander from 1976-79 in Wiesbaden, Germany

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When I visited Wiesbaden Air Base this summer, the tank in the photo above was the only tank on the base.  When I arriv...
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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...