50 Years
On March 22, 1972, I left the U.S. Army. I enlisted in 1968, at 17 years of age. I was …
Category Archives: Personal Stuff
Donut Dollies
At Christmas time in 1969 I was in Vietnam, beating the bush with a Mechanized Infantry platoon. Just before Christmas, …
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is observed in various countries on different dates, and in varying ways. Here in the United States, it is …
50 Years With Sunshine!
On this day, fifty years ago, I married my Sunshine. The young girl I called Sunshine turned out to be …
Happy Birthday America!
On this day in 1776 the United States of America was born. America is my country, where I was born, …
1969 Bob Hope USO Christmas Show
On December 22nd, 1969, Bob Hope’s USO Christmas Show went to the 1st Infantry base camp at Lai Khe, Vietnam. …
Just Sittin’ Here
It was such a nice day today that I found myself staring off into the distance. There were many things …
New Year’s Wisdom from Richard M. Nixon (don’t laugh)
Catching up on my favorite people, I came across this priceless post by Victoria Dougherty. New Year’s Wisdom from Richard …
Armistice Day
According to Wikipedia, “An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting.” In 1918 an Armistice between the …
Oh, Canada
I’m not much of a nationalist. I don’t really look at a country and say the people living there are this or …
T. W. Dittmer 