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I haven't listened to the interview yet, but my Dad's Marine buddy from the Korean War became a geological engineer and was stationed at Thule. He never got into details, but presumably he put his knowledge to use at Camp Century. The interview should be interesting.

Mystery Science Theater 3000. Streams on a MST 24/7 channel. After decades of seeing some of these D-list movies myself in theaters, it only makes the show funnier.

Shark fishing. Used to go when we lived in SoCal. Had one on the line but couldn't land it. A co-worker landed a six foot Mako. They make fine steaks.

Geez, man. Go get a room.

Agree with others that it had to be done. But here is another angle (channeling Victor Davis Hanson here). As mentioned, LeMay's bombing campaign from March 1945 to July 1945 with 2400 B-29s had burned down 75 percent of Japan's urban industrial capacity. If the decision had been made to not...

Remember, there is a big difference between a Finance major and an Economist major. A Finance major is in the business department, while economists fall under the social studies realm. 'Nuff said.

And the locals usually repeat the same stories as their national parent stations. In the evenings our format goes local-national-local at thirty minutes each. This amounts to 70 minutes of national drivel minus the 20 minutes of local pet stories, sports, and weather.

Two things. 1. Kids today are already unable to read analog. I have a analog clock hanging in the back of my classroom and every time someone asks what time it is I just point to the clock and laugh at the puzzled look on their faces. 2. I like your screen name. An under rated movie and an...

Which is why the History Channel is anything but. As soon as they stop the ancient aliens crap and pawn shop stuff I might start paying attention to them again.

I don't remember specific cases of folks being recalled to active duty during Desert Shield/Storm. Not saying it didn't happen, but compared to the Army of OIF, we were generally up to strength just coming off the Cold War. When I retired in 1996 I was given hip pocket orders as were many...

C'mon, guns and ammo. The headline should read AI creating fake images of firearms, not creating fake firearms. At least not yet. Stop with the click bait headlines.

I have no idea. The closest I got to an airborne Sheridan was an NCO transferred in to my platoon from 73d Armor.

I will agree that the swim requirement for any armored vehicle should have gone the way of the dodo a long time ago.

My Zippo which still works through thick and thin. Quit smoking 28 years ago but still keep for emergencies. Side A, 1st Cav Division; side B, Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association (long story).

It was the 73d Armor; a line unit. Each platoon has five Sheridans, unlike a cav platoon in a cav regiment in Europe at the time which had six plus three other vehicles. A special operation is irrelevant when it comes to readiness. Whether we airdrop, come across the beach, or maneuver to the...

It's rare that any unit goes into combat at 90+ readiness. Think of any ground or air or amphibious operation, and many factors contribute to a reduced readiness rate: maintenance, not enough landing craft or aircraft, or what have you. My experience has been an 80% success rate was pretty...

Two vehicles is a section, not one or two platoons.

Well, I guess I'm just old fashioned. I am only 2d generation American. On both my Dad's and Mom sides all were, as you say, more American in spirit, than many native born. All became citizens, although my maternal grandmother was delayed for several years. In fact one of her six children...

I have several problems with it. Legal differences, taxes, and most of all allegiances. People shouldn't have the luxury of running home to momma when obligations don't suit them.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-clooney-wife-twins-french-citizenship/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us That's nice. But note that it "wasn't immediately clear whether Clooney retained his American citizenship." As I said before, pick a lane and commit. There should be no dual...