"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost
[CATEGORIES: Photography, Travel Photography, Aircraft.] [Click on single photos to enlarge. Click on enlargement to get realllllly big. For group photos click on any photo to enlarge and view group in a slide show. Photo info is in lower right corner, as is 'View full size'. View full and zoom again for extra detail. Click … Continue reading Two Days in Tucson, Part I
[CATEGORIES: Book Review, WWII, veterans.] Subtitled: "The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII", by Chester Nez with Judith Schiess Avila. Code talkers were Navajo Indians who developed an unbreakable English-Navajo-English code used while fighting the Japanese in WWII Pacific. This book is great storytelling. I had the … Continue reading Code Talker by Chester Nez and Judith Scheiss Avila
[CATEGORIES: Travel, WWII, Veterans.] Sunday morning is the traditional memorial service for the WWII veterans of the 104th Infantry Division. Sunday evening we have the formal banquet dinner and dance. We have 'official' speeches' by VA chaplain Ronald, Timberwolf vet Bob, and Pup Jerry. Additional remarks are made by visiting Dutchwoman Esther, Belgian Vincent, and Maj. … Continue reading Timberwolves Reunion Albuquerque – Sunday
[CATEGORIES: Travel, WWII, Veterans.] We should finish Saturday night. The Beer Bust and Raffle. Maj. Gen. (Ret.) T.K. Moffat, former Commander of the 104th Infantry Training Division for 4 years and 2 months, is from Tupelo, Mississippi, the home of Elvis Presley. Although the mellifluous tonalities of his singing escapes me he is one of … Continue reading Timberwolves Reunion Albuquerque – Saturday Night
[CATEGORIES: Travel, WWII, Veterans.] [This post may load slowly as there are a lot of pictures in a single gallery.] Bus tours are finished for the weekend. Today it is Pups General Meeting, Ladies Luncheon, Men's Canteen, Midday Entertainment, Reunion General Meeting, and evening Beer Bust with raffle. (Select photos to enlarge. Click X in … Continue reading Timberwolves Reunion Albuquerque – Saturday
[CATEGORIES: Travel, WWII, Veterans.] I'm not posting everyday on this trip. Trust me. I know this. Really. These pix are mainly for the benefit of those that hang out at the Timberwolves Facebook site and couldn't attend the reunion. I am excited to hear that the attendee count is not the previously reported 132 but … Continue reading Timberwolves Reunion Albuquerque – Friday
[CATEGORIES: Travel, WWII, Veterans.] For the uninitiated the Timberwolves here are WWII veterans of the 104th Infantry Division's campaign from Normandy to Torgau, Germany near Berlin ending 68 years ago (1944-1945). Though I don't have a count we have a decent number of the vets present with friends and family totaling 132 people in Albuquerque, … Continue reading Timberwolves in Albuquerque, Thursday sampler
[CATEGORIES: Literature, Reading, Book Review] Check your pulse if you haven't heard of Anne Frank the young Jewish girl who kept a diary of her family's hiding in Amsterdam for 2 years (1942-1944) during WWII, only to be found and arrested less than a year before the end of the war, with most of them … Continue reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl [Updated]
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