Smitty’s Letter XIV “On The Move (again)”

October 18, 2021

Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper:
LSTs unload at Leyte By mid-November, Gen. Krueger’s 4 divisions held only a small fraction of…

Leyte continued

September 27, 2021

Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper:
LST’s # 66,67,18,245,102 on 20 October 1944 While the Imperial Navy was floundering in their attempts…

September 23, 2021

Originally posted on allenrizzi:
As a fly fisherman, I have always enjoyed Norman Mclean’s book, “A River Runs Through It.”…

September 23, 2021

Originally posted on T. W. Dittmer:
If you find me feedin’ daisies Please turn my face up to the sky And leave…

July 10, 2021

On this day, fifty years ago, I married my Sunshine. The young girl I called Sunshine turned out to be …

July 4, 2021

On this day in 1776 the United States of America was born. America is my country, where I was born, …

July 1, 2021

Originally posted on Fiction Favorites:
“What the heck is all this mess?” “I don’t know, Little One, but I suspect the…

June 28, 2021

I’ve got a little bit of news I wanted to share. I know that not everyone is on Goodreads, but…

June 26, 2021

Originally posted on Rum and Robots:
Like a snake sheds his skin so go we, those of us who bravely venture onFilled…

June 22, 2021

As part of my continuing efforts to honor veterans, I recently interviewed Sergeant Major Anthony D. Vega about his 22…