Memories can be elusive, like trying to reach and get that little spec of something floating in your water. Sometimes no matter how much you try to finger it out, it shifts out of the way, circling around rejecting all attempts to pull it out. Then sometimes it really doesn’t seem to matter, and I…… Continue reading Elusive Memories
With the rising of the sun, the wall shone in the growing light. Grass damp from the morning dew, and clumps of mud from the recent rains, I made my way closer. As I closed in, I was able to see the etchings, the names. Thousands upon thousands. Each a name. Each a person. Equal…… Continue reading The Wall of Honor
Pilot Officer Edwin Amos Paulton I never served in the military or fought in a war and cannot begin to imagine the true horror our veterans faced. I’ve never been shot at or been in a situation where my life, and the lives of others, were on the line. I cannot fathom their experience, nor…… Continue reading Honoring Our Veterans
Sometimes I catch myself drifting back in time. Thinking of a moment in my past and thinking how good things were. For me, it’s playing little league baseball, riding our bikes around the neighborhood, or just goofing off with friends. It’s something we all do at some point in time. Reflecting on something positive and…… Continue reading The Good Old Days
1/Lt. James L. Knarr, on the left, and S/Sgt. Wilson J. Metcalf, his crew chief, stand in front of Knarrʼs A-20. (Edgar R. Bistika Collection) The other day, I saw a post on one of the Facebook World War II aviation groups I follow. It’s a photo I’ve seen before, but always comes as a…… Continue reading Death of an A-20, An Ultimate Sacrifice
I grew up in Delray Beach, Florida, which has a healthy retirement community. Riding the car with my mom and dad, it was a running prediction that a car approaching in at the intersection may or may not stop or simply proceed into the traffic. The approaching car would more often than not, pull out…… Continue reading Giving Respect
The heroes of many of my friends as a child were the usual celebrities, musicians, or sports figures. I was no different. Mom and dad took my brothers and I to many air shows, but a trip to the Kennedy Space Center way back in the 1970’s escalated astronauts to heroic levels. Seeing the massive…… Continue reading Dreams, Goals, and Passion
Should we give people in the past leeway in terms of morality and ethics? I’ve often thought about this growing up, while in school, and even at times in my adult life. With the unrest ongoing in our country this year, these questions come back to me. I often hear that “things were different back…… Continue reading Morality is Timeless
We watched with awe and sadness as the fires ravaged the cathedral of Notre Dame. Millions watched, transfixed as the spire crumbled into the inferno. Crowds gathered along the streets in Paris to watch a special place of church and history crumble. Watching the clips on the news and reading the feeds, I felt a…… Continue reading Beyond the Cathedral
Sometimes we see a video on the news of a building being demolished. If all goes well, the building is controlled and demolished without any significant impact on surrounding areas. It’s inevitable, as new usage demands come into play, older dilapidated buildings, or ones with designs no longer viable for modern usage, are torn down. …… Continue reading The Grand Lady
Deep Thinking 