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BySteeljawscribe

WORLD WAR 2 was really the first multi-media war.  True – photography was present in the American Civil War (or as my late grandma used to call it “The Late Unpleasantness” among some of her milder epithets – but we digress).  Motion pictures were still embryonic and grainy when WWI burst on the scene and so most…

The 11th Hour, of the 11th Day, of the 11th Month – When the Guns Fell Silent

The 11th Hour, of the 11th Day, of the 11th Month – When the Guns Fell Silent

BySteeljawscribe

At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month…the guns fell silent along what was known then as the Western Front as the Allies and Germany observed the agreement to end this “War to End All Wars.” While fighting continued sporadically elsewhere, in what were fast becoming the former empires of Russia…

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Vanguard 1: Fifty Years Later

BySteeljawscribe

    Requirement: 1) place a satellite in orbit during the IGY; 2) accomplish a scientific experiment in orbit; 3) track the satellite and ensure its attainment of orbit.  Because of an ongoing classified program to put reconnaissance satellites in orbit (Project WS-117 using Air Force Thor MRBM’s – which later became the Korona-series of reconnaissance…

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  6. All we AIC types trained with FJ-4 types at NAS Glynco in days past. Fortune hunter squadron, as I recall.

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