A Christmas Videocard For You

BySteeljawscribe 15 December 200915 December 2009

From all the ink-stained wretches here, wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and safe and prosperous year to come:

Reflections: Smuggler’s Blues (III)

BySteeljawscribe 23 July 200722 December 2009

Panama. Two months into this endeavor and the novelty has worn off.Â Standing in the hangar at Howard AFB, the LCDR surveys the flight line â€“ what little of it he could see through the sheets of rain, and does some mental calculations. â€˜Do I make a mad dash for the plane and wait inside for…

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Christmas Lights

BySteeljawscribe 26 December 200728 March 2010

One of our long-standing family traditions we have had to forego since moving to Occupied Territory from Hampton Roads some few years back was the drive down to the carrier and destroyer-sub piers at the Norfolk Naval Base after evening service on Christmas Eve. There we’d see all manner of creative talent put to display,…

history lessons | Reflections

Midway Week & TAD

BySteeljawscribe 1 June 2009

This week is the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Â In recognition of that, check with your local VFW/American Legion Post for local observances and try and make it a point to attend.Â To help, here’s a listing of known events from around the country: 2009 BOM ANNIVERSARY AND UNIT REUNION ANNOUNCEMENTS 1….

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Flightdeck Friday: T-2 Buckeye Memorial Day Edition

BySteeljawscribe 23 May 200818 February 2015

Something a little different for Flightdeck Friday this Memorial day weekend. We are working on a project that if luck holds out, we should be able to post over the weekend, provided we don’t have to make an unbidden trip that lurks around the corner…if so, we’ll roll that project to the 4th of July….

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DDG-116: USS Thomas Hudner

BySteeljawscribe 7 May 20127 May 2012

File this under “Getting It Right”: IMMEDIATE RELEASEÂ Â Â No. 352-12 May 07, 2012 Secretary of The Navy Announces DDG 116 to be Named Thomas Hudner Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyerÂ (DDG) will be named the USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a naval…

Reflections

“Can You Hear The Thunder?”

BySteeljawscribe 17 April 200830 March 2010

Next year, this time, is the 45th anniversary of an icon — the Ford Mustang. Most folks ’round these parts know of YHS’ particular fondness for the breed going back to his misspent youth and first encounter w/a ’67 variety and affection for the ’07 version presently in our stables. In celebration of the upcoming…

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Santa says:

22 December 2009 at 02:39

Hello dude, nice site Happy Holidays!

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