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
Time defines most things when you think about it. The ongoing ticking of the clock, minute after minute. Time preceded us. Time will continue after us. This is the nature of things. But the beginning and the end are unique to each of us. We only have the time in between to work with. We…… Continue reading The Honoring of a Sacrifice
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
Life always seems to come down to numbers and stats. Each year, numbers of children are born, numbers of people die. We divide our populations into generations, boomers, x, millennial, etc… A certain number of people will contract a disease or sickness. Stats document people affected by the coronavirus or the flu. War seems to…… Continue reading In Memory of Kathi
Christmas is a time of memories. Time with family, good food, and full of children rushing towards the Christmas tree to rip open presents. As we grow older, the memories of those who have left us grows. The taste of Mom’s cookies, or perhaps the sound of a father’s laughter, which seem to fade over…… Continue reading Christmas Memories
I grew up in south Florida, within reach of the Kennedy Space Center. As a child, I loved reading and watching documentaries about the space program. In particular, the golden age of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. The actions of these guys were so heroic to me, and watching a documentary, or reading a…… Continue reading In Honor of the Crew of Apollo 1
The grassy moat surrounding the Tower of London is usually plain. Once it may have served as a deterrent for attack or escape, now is a growing sea of ceramic red poppies. What began as a modest planting of red poppies in early August, quickly grew into a swelling of a red sea of poppies.…… Continue reading A Brilliant Sea of Red
Deep Thinking 