Archive for June 2022
“Battle of Midway” Webinar June 30, 2022
My calendar just reminded me that the National Museum of the Pacific War is hosting a webinar, “After the Battle of Midway,” co-presented by Craig Symonds, Professor Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy, and Chris McDougal, Director of Archives and Library at the National Museum. I’ve attended many presentations and read many of Professor…
Read MoreA Ship To Remember
Recently, my wife and I were in San Antonio, Texas. Having some free time on our hands, we visited a used bookstore, The Antiquarian Book Mart, which turned out to have an extensive collection of military history. I came across this book, “A Ship To Remember: The Saga of the USS Hornet,” authored by Alexander R Griffith and…
Read MoreChaperoning Fourth-Graders At the Nimitz Museum
My sons are grown now, but when my oldest was in fourth grade, history geek that I am, I jumped at the chance to be one of the chaperones as his class traveled to Fredericksburg, TX to tour the National Museum of the Pacific War (also known as the “Nimitz Museum”). The museum makes a special point…
Read MoreLet’s Celebrate “Remembrance Week!”
We’re approaching the 78th anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy, known more commonly as “D-Day” which took place on June 6, 1944. Here in the US there will be many stories in the mass media and even more on social media celebrating the heroic men who took part in the invasion. I’m sure it will…
Read MoreHow I Chose My Title
I suppose for some authors and writers, a title comes easy. Not so in my case. I planned to title my book about the USS Franklin, “Abandon? Hell, We’re Still Afloat!” That would make a great title, especially from a marketing perspective. The title would start with the letter “A” and how could someone browsing…
Read MoreMemory Lane
Posting this on Sunday, May 29th, 2022 as I’m watching the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 and it’s bringing back memories. My father spent more than three decades working for Coca-Cola USA first as a “Bottler Sales Representative,” then promoted into supervisory positions and transferred about every two years. By the time I was…
Read MoreWelcome
As long as I can remember, I have loved history, especially American history. I grew up on TV and movie Westerns and enjoyed stories about the colonists overthrowing the British in the American Revolution and the Texicans and Tejanos fighting Santa Anna. I was in the second through fourth grades when we lived in San…
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