In every person’s life there are dates or events that leave an indelible mark; and that shape their life opinions, beliefs, and very personalities. Those are dates for which everyone…
In the summer of 1980, Lt Col Don Scooler (moi), his wife, Marjorie and their three children, Christine(14), Jim(13), and Jeffrey(9) had the super fortune to be assigned to attend…
On August 29, Marjorie and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary. In this story I’m gonna try to capture the main gist of the first ten years of the roller…
Sometimes you’re lucky enough to get a “wake-up” call when your life is a little off track. Mine came early in life when I was burning both ends of the…
Due to overwhelming popular demand (another grandkid asked), here is another truism that has helped me navigate through 85 years of this journey called life. “Flexibility is the Key to…
From 1965 to 1967, at the height of the Vietnam conflict, I served as a C-141 Starlifter navigator. That aircraft, the C-141, is the first unsung hero of this posting.…
”This is a f---d up war. But it’s the only war we got.” That is a quote I heard many times in my early career with the US Air Force.…
About 40 years ago, while still on active duty, I wrote an article for the Air Force Comptroller Magazine. Happily, for me, it received the “Best Article of the Year“…
A true wonder of the world—Niagara Falls, located on the New York/Ontario, Canada border, was known primarily, by me, as a place newlyweds go on their honeymoon. Who’d a thunk…
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…