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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Sophie's Choice and Several Others by Meryl Streep

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  After we watched "Sophie's Choice" my wife and I decided to watch several Meryl Streep movies. We next watched "The Fre...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

Military Service Always Risks Death

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  In 1971 Murrie Hubbard and I graduated from Stoneham High School.  Among the 371 graduates only Murrie and I served during the Vietnam War...
Monday, August 10, 2020

America's Future: Combat Medic in Training

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  Emily Burgett on Mount Monadnock just before enlisting  Eleven years ago, I wrote a lot of articles with the general title "Who Fight...
Monday, August 3, 2020

Academy Class Ranking Does Not Predict Success, or Morality

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John McCain, 894th of 899 class of 1958, US Naval Academy Class ranking at the academies do not predict success in the military or in life. ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Satire: Good for Your War, Not Mine

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Catch-22, whether the original book, the movie or the recent Hulu series, is a satire of Army Aviation in World War II.  The author, Jose...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

"Father Soldier Son" a Documentary of the Long Aftermath of War

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Isaac, Brian and Joey Eisch This week my son Nigel and I watched a documentary titled “Father Soldier Son.” The movie follows Sergeant...
Tuesday, July 21, 2020

When Walking I Don't Get Angry: Cycling is Different

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Slowly healing.  Today I saw the surgeon who put my arm back together with plates and screws  and considerable skill.  Tomorrow I begin...