Turkey Time Just in case you’d like to know:Our military now: there are about 1.3 million active-duty personnel, or less than one-half of 1 percent of the U.S. population. The army is the largest U.S. military service, followed by the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Source: Office of the Undersecretary of Defense….
With a Friend, Or Without You may speak as one to another Or not to another at all Or to a person like yourself About today, about tomorrow Or a long ago place on a forgotten shelf Perhaps all with an inner perspective One might be for sure The other merely a maybe Yours truly,…
Scribed this Veterans Day, 2020 Wouldn’t you have to agree 2020 has been a rather strange year, at best?! — Some facts can’t be denied. I do believe you’d have to agree with what I just conveyed. When I was a little kid, I heard for the very first time, original source unknown:…
Chuncheon, Korea: Located approximately six miles from the DMZ, 45 miles northeast of Seoul. Early July, 1953 Heat and humidity, unbearableTime of day, in the wee hours of the morningOn a troop train without indoor plumbing (holes in the floor)Note: There are no adequate words to properly describe the abominable stinkWe’re jammed in, this young…
Meeting Stanislavski Dorsey High School, here in Los Angeles: At the time my prime interest was playing baseball and one day, signing a contract to play for a professional team. Studying and becoming a renowned scholar never entered my mind, at least not initially. My drive consisted of play, play, and more play….