82,000 Reasons to Remember
82,000 Reasons to Remember…
United States POW / MIA Flag
Coming Soon – What I did the summer of 2010.
- 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…
Enjoy!
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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.
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago at 4:03 am. 1 comment
A Tomb Guard’s Last Walk
A very rare mission… with an even rarer ending…
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago at 10:45 pm. 8 comments
The tradition continues -
Earlier this week another small milestone was set in history…
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And the survey said…
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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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.
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago at 5:50 am. 1 comment
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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Мерры Чристмас !
Or for those who cannot read Russian Cyrillic -
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago at 10:03 pm. 4 comments
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…
