The Last To Let You Down
This is the USMC sister unit to my outfit, the Army’s Old Guard at Arlington:
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General McNarney
Okay… ready for another yarn from the Geezer? I ever tell you about me and General McNarney? He’s the guy who replaced […]
A Silly War Story
Mostly I hate war stories… They’re usually bullshit, with the storyteller getting more heroic with each tellin’….. But dammit, an approaching cold and snowy […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
On Sept. 18, 1947 I was in the Army Air Corps stationed at Mitchell Field, Long Island, NY, a field named in […]
My Buddy General Pearson
Back during the Berlin Airlift in 1948, my buddy General Pearson (yes, his first name was “General”) had just completed Army […]
Le Bataillon Francais
Le Bataillon Francais With the 65th anniversary of the Korean War armistice barely behind us I’m reminded of a story… Just about […]
Veteran Serves In ALL 5 Branches of Military & STILL Flies for Coast Guard!
REENA ROSE SIBAYAN/The Jersey Journal Veteran Bob Button stands in his Jersey City home next to photos of himself in the Navy, Marine […]