Tag: navy
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The Last of an Era
Our recruitment numbers are eviscerating and show that the American idea of exceptionalism seems to have disappeared. The military brass have been attempting to gaslight Americans using minority groups that don’t love this country to say they do and make it look like they are showing a slight effort to encourage recruitment. Well it’s not…
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A 6th Birthday Card
This card, fortunately, actually has a year written on it; 1995. Aunt Carol wrote it down when she signed for most of the family. Jeff is ironically not on the card, but he’s in the photo down below. He served in the Navy for a time, I’m not sure what years, but could have been…
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Protocol
In America did you ever think something like this could happen? A major player in the administration and pentagon could go AWOL and not be noticed during such a time with of unrest in the world? My Grandpa Freddy couldn’t go home for a funeral back in the 1950’s due to protocol. It took my…
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College Memories
I began college at Oakland City University in the Spring Semester. Which means I started in the middle of winter. My first big winter weather storm didn’t take long to happen. In fact I was afraid I wouldn’t get home that week at all. We had a lot of snowfall down south. During this week…
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The Personal Books Relating to Grandpa Freddy
Of all the books I moved Friday morning there are 6 that are personally special. Almost all of them relate to his time in the Navy and the last one was so near and dear to his heart it will be the last one I mention. Finding these books made me feel like I won…
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A Bible Story Come To Life
How do you know when you have found the right Special Someone? My Mr. Right, has always, in my mind, been someone who could have some of the special traits that characterize my Dad and both of my Grandpa’s. No your eyes are not deceiving you. This copy of this picture from a blown up…
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1932
The Great Depression was the era Freddy was born into. I am apparently grouped into the millennial generation. The absolute dichotomy between these two generations is immeasurable. He was the fourth child in his family. There was Maxine and Ralph and maybe a couple years difference between them. Then a decade came and went. Ralph…
Jewells of Thought 