Veteran AF

Veteran of four wars, four enlistments, four branches: Air Force, Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard. I am both an AF (Air Force) veteran and as Veteran AF (As Fuck)

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Thursday, August 1, 2019

The Funeral Oration of Pericles

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I am re-reading Pericles in a book titled "How to Think About War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy." There is more to th...

Monday, July 22, 2019

Chinook Helicopter Lifting a 105mm Howitzer, Part 2

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Seven more views of lifting a 105mm howitzer with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

Sunday, July 21, 2019

A Chinook Helicopter Lifting a 105mm Howitzer, Part 1

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This sequence is the end of the process. I will post some more with details of the hook up. Photos were taken at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. ...

Saturday, July 13, 2019

The Price of Leadership: An excerpt from "Master and Commander"

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In Patrick O’Brian’s book“Master and Commander” the sixth chapter begins with the ship’s doctor on land thinking about how men age. ...

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman: War and Peace set in the 20th Century

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--> “Stalingrad” by Vasily Grossman opens with the sentence: “On 29 April 1942 Benito Mussolini’s train pulled into ...

Monday, July 8, 2019

Old Soldier: New Ignition

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I just finished walking two miles because I rented a car with a pushbutton ignition--and I dropped the key! I rented a 2019 Mitsubishi...

Friday, July 5, 2019

Tank Cannon Splits Turret in Half Every Time We Fire

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Every time a gunner pulls his trigger in a tank and fires the main gun, the turret is split in half as the gun recoils--stopping just a ...

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