A good friend only recently found out what her father did during the war years. He moved here (the states) & met her mother some time in the late...
Makers Mark on the rocks.
Sure as hell better than having 6 digit casualties with an invasion. So yes, it was necessary.
Def. post your tour pics. My cousin was in Somalia with the AFSOC, flying a Spectre.
I picked up an old hc copy of Bodyguard of Lies by Anthony Cave Brown this a.m. Anyone ever read it? Thoughts? I'm gonna start it this weekend...
Awesome display Mortman. Must be proud to look at them and recollect your accomplishments. Skipper, that sounds pretty cool & quite unique. Do...
Cheers to Ms. Hill for such a kind deed. :cheers:
Thank you Mortman. :flag_USAwave:
God bless Michael Murphy, Matt Axelson, & Danny Dietz. I'm currently reading Lone Survivor, the story of Marcus Luttrell which of course is...
The only non-combat game i regularly play is chess. Either mano a mano or online at this site: Free Online Chess Any players out there ever wanna...
Your 1st piece(s) of militaria, & what got you "hooked". Mine: [IMG] These were given to me by my uncle, a career USN man (ret. Capt.) roughly...
In regards to an earlier post. If there were no democracy, this board & 99.9% of the internet would cease to exist. That would pale in comparison...
Anxious to see the pics. Saw a great story recently of the retrieval process in the following months. Raising the sunken ships was a daunting...
Sad news. May they r.i.p.. The 52 does have ejection seats for all the crew. 4 eject upwards, & 2 downwards. Not knowing the circumstances of this...
28th "Bloody Bucket" I.D. [IMG]
Good riddance.
My opinion is Donitz owes his fame & legacy to the success of his Capt.'s Kretschmer, Merten, Prien & others were the skippers who patrolled the...
Great read, thanks for posting it. This is pretty interesting: - In the fall of 1942, when Doenitz pulled his forces out of the Caribbean, he...
I do hope some crewmen if not all will be saved & there is a bright side to this tragedy. Thoughts & prayers go out. As for the TU-95, the...
Thanks for the link JC. Thats the type of place i've been looking for. :)
