Let’s start with me. I am the author of this piece, after all. At the start of this fantastic year, I was a young Air Force lieutenant navigator in a…
In about 11 days I’m going to get up at about 6am (as usual), shower well, shave, brush my teeth thoroughly, and get dressed very casually to prepare to go…
Congressional records indicate over 2.7 million Americans served in uniform in Vietnam. Did all of them serve an entire year in country? I dunno. I do know that I did;…
When I came into this world in 1939, my mom and dad were living in the Georgetown area of Washington, DC. My dad was manager of the Georgetown Sears Roebuck…
Would a Parent of the Year lie to his kids on long rides in the car? Would he tell them the sign on the side of the road in the…
It’s June, 1962. I had just completed Air Force Navigator Training and earned my coveted silver navigator wings. I had some leave to take and couldn’t wait to show my…
My son, Jim, said he enjoyed my postings that included info about my relationship, however short, with my dad. Ergo, if you don’t enjoy this posting, blame him, not me.…
One of my fondest memories of Queens College Air Force ROTC was our participation in the Columbus Day Parade on October 12, 1957. Lord knows if that tradition still exists,…
Almost 60 years ago Jimmy Durante (Don’t you dare say, “Who?”) released one of my all time favorite songs, “Make Someone Happy”. One of the major joys of life is…
When my dad died in 1943, my mom didn’t want to stay in our apartment on Utopia Parkway, where he passed. Problem is, there’s a housing shortage and a war…