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Photography by John Michael

"Preserving the memories so others will remember"™

82,000 Reasons to Remember

82,000 Reasons to Remember…

United States POW / MIA Flag

United States POW / MIA Flag

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Posted 10 hours, 44 minutes ago at 11:33 am.

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Coming Soon – What I did the summer of 2010.

Smithsonian Kite Festival
Smithsonian Kite Festival

I’ve not had much time to chronicle what I’ve done this summer (Summer began for me in April) … so watch this space for a rather comprehensive view of what I did do…  In the meantime, explore the site and read some of the older posts…

I’m sure you’ll like the exploring …  scroll down and on the left, poke a word and you’ll be able to bring up all the posts in that category -  the BIGGER the word, the more posts…
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Happy Birthday US Army Signal Corps

It’s 21 JUN – the Summer Solstice,  the most daylight today - more importantly it’s time to celebrate. This year the US Army Signal Corps celebrates its Sesquicentennial: A hundred and fifty years  has passed since Congress had authorized the addition of a signal officer to the Army Staff on 21 June 1860.

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A Tomb Guard’s Last Walk

 

 A very rare mission… with an even rarer ending… 

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Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago at 10:45 pm.

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The tradition continues -

Earlier this week another small milestone was set in history…

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Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago at 12:44 am.

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And the survey said…

The Old Guard on Parade

The Old Guard On Parade

they’re still the best kept secret!

I spent a week on a special mission.   I wanted to find out peoples’ awareness in the Washington DC area.   I asked about the sports teams, and most people knew without any coaching what teams they had for baseball, football, basketball, hockey and more.   I also asked who would defend Washington DC if a disaster struck.  I even showed photos of …

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Posted 6 months ago at 8:47 pm.

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PART TWO: TOG on a Mission – 2010

PART ONE of this entry touched on the selection and inclusion of the photos from the cover through JUN 2010.   PART TWO  gets a bit more into history and background rather than the selection of photos as I go through JUL to DEC of 2010.
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PART ONE: TOG on a Mission – 2010

Here’s a more in-depth look at the making and background of the calendar – “The Old Guard on Mission – 2010″ – some history and little known facts…

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Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago at 5:50 am.

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Мерры Чристмас !

Or for those who cannot read Russian Cyrillic -

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago at 10:03 pm.

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Mission ANC (continued)

A week ago, the Washington DC area was somewhat paralyzed as it snowed very heavily for over 25 hours.   Navigating in the Nation’s Capital Region is challenging enough …  Adding upwards of 20 inches of snow makes it nearly impossible.   How were your travels last weekend?   Where did you go?

As I wrote earlier,  I attempted to access Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday only to find it closed because of the weather.  Another attempt was made on Sunday…

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