I received an email the other day from a young lady asking me for help. She is a student at a high school in Orange, Texas. She was doing a research project for her English class. Her teacher ( once again I will not use her name until I have permission to do so ) […]
November 3, 2010
All of us that attend these Military Reunions know how important the Comradrie is. The renewed friendships are priceless. Not only do they revitalize the body and mind but for many of us they help in calming our PTSD. These things are all important. At this last reunion (October 2010), another important thing happened. Julie […]
October 26, 2010
/>In this section, I am going to post as many pictures as I have of all of the men that I actually served with. The photos will have frames around them as they are the ones I use on the DVD that I have made for Charlie Troop. I have received many photos from the men […]
October 15, 2010
If you had read my story about Mission Number 3 when I first wrote it and then again in the last few day you will discover a different ending to the story. For over 40 years, I have believed that as the mission was winding down myself and Bob Fellin were hoisted off the jungle floor […]
September 6, 2010
My wife Carol and I made our first 1st of the 9th Cavalry Military reunion six years ago. Neither my wife nor I had any idea of just what to expect. My wife kept telling me to remember that just because I remembered something one way that didn’t mean that others would remember it the same way. […]
September 2, 2010
One day my wife, Carol, and I were sitting around watching the DVD I am making of the Charlie Troop 1st of the 9th reunion. We got to the section on “Our Fallen Comrades” and she said you know the best way to honor these men is by living your life to the fullest. Since […]
August 30, 2010
This blog will continually be updated. The madder I get the more intense it will be. I am tired of this country being run into the ground. Our parents and grandparents would say the “Japanese” ,”Chinese” or some other country would take us over though manipulation of our food source, buying up our property or […]
August 23, 2010
From each war we have entered, America is enriched with more derogatory terms for people. I am sure each of their nations do the same. These names are originally made up to instill in the “Soldier” that the enemy is not human. If you think of the enemy as less than you, it should be […]
August 22, 2010
According to the Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary a Police Action is: a localized military action undertaken without formal declaration of War by regular armed forces against persons held to be violators of International peace and order. Since the end of World War II, America has participated in several conflicts but has never Declared war. These are “Police […]
August 5, 2010
A new “study” is out that says Ecstasy may be the cure for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. At first I thought this was some bogus internet listing but after checking with my beloved shrink, I now know the study is real. I have several problems with this. First of all, if we only […]
November 16, 2010
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