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Posts tagged “WWII”

Jungle

Eternal, The Honor It Bore June 28th, 2022 @ 7:20 am PDT

Reunited ‘Marauders’ Recall War’s Hell in Burma’s Jungles

Nuclear Missile Test

Command and Control November 11th, 2020 @ 9:43 pm PST

Stories from the Cold War

Vincent Albanese

Vincent Albanese (1918 – 1986) October 14th, 2018 @ 8:18 am PDT

Papa would have been 100 today.

D-Day

The Longest Day June 6th, 2018 @ 9:40 am PDT

The D-Day Invasion

crosses

#FridayFive: War Movies November 10th, 2017 @ 11:40 am PST

My favorite movies about war

The 1973 National Personnel Records Center Fire

The 1973 National Personnel Records Center Fire January 27th, 2014 @ 6:38 am PST

A few weeks ago I did a little web searching on a mission to see if it would be possible to acquire duplicates of any or all of my grandfather’s service medals. He fought as a member of Merrill’s Marauders in the Pacific Theater in WWII and I know he had been awarded (at least) […]

Vincent Albanese (1918 – 1986)

Vincent Albanese (1918 – 1986) October 14th, 2013 @ 7:46 pm PDT

Today would have been the 95th birthday of my Papa, Vincent Albanese. He was born on October 14th, 1918. He was incredibly handsome and my grandmother often compared him to Clark Gable. He fought in World War II as a member of Merrill’s Marauders and married Anna Sofia DiFolco when he returned. He became a […]

Flyboys, by James Bradley

Flyboys, by James Bradley July 31st, 2004 @ 8:47 am PDT

I just finished reading Flyboys: A True Story of Courage. My girlfriend’s little sister gave it to me for Christmas, which is some indication of how busy I’ve been this year. It’s a fascinating book, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about WWII. It focuses mainly on captured Navy pilots […]

Thanks for the Memories

Thanks for the Memories July 28th, 2003 @ 7:20 am PDT

Six out of seven days each week, for almost a year now, I find myself cutting through the famed NBC Studios in Burbank on my way to work. Every time I do this I am confronted with a large sign that reads Bob Hope Drive and every time my mind instinctively, reflexively shows me a […]

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