Turkey Time Experiencing the service we received in the United States Army during holiday time was a logistical wonderment to behold. It was Thursday, November 26th, 1953. We were part of the 180th Regiment of the Forty-Fifth infantry division and deployed at a place in the Yongyu Valley near the 38th Parallel in North Korea….
“This is the lesson: Never give in… Never, never, never, never, …in nothing great or small, large or petty-never give in except to convictions of honor or good taste.” Winston S. Churchill Not then, as a child,Or as manhood took over,Physically following nature’spredictable course of eventsHappening to find myself experiencing,Never quitting, though provoking,Or as is…
My truth be told, from age nineteen on, I’ve never missed the observance of Veterans Day, nor inwardly enjoyed my pride over being one. It’s a big and special club. I became a member way back in my nineteenth year. What can you say about the inner workings of a nineteen-year-old boy… who was about…