09
Apr
FROM A DIFFERENT WORLD
In the early 40’s, our country was still trying to shake off the devastation of the Great Depression. Whole
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steve
02
Apr
The Hard Way
April 3, 2010
Dear Dad,
Five years ago today, a few minutes before 2 am Pacific Time, you died just
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02
Apr
APRIL on the BOSTON
1944: April opens with the men still involved in Operation Desecrate, the raid on the Japanese stronghold in the Western
26
Mar
WORDS
Words . . . written or spoken . . . Is there a more powerful manifestation of man’s intelligence?
Words have enormous power. They can
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21
Mar
OKINAWA
Task Force 58 (and its alter-ego Task Force 38) was the “first-man-in” as the United States (the
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13
Mar
LOGISTICS
In my early research prior to writing A Bird’s Eye View, I was struck by the magnitude of the
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12
Mar
Late March aboard the Boston
1944: The men, still sore from their Crossing the Line hazing, pull into anchorage at Espiritu Santo (in the New
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09
Mar
MARCH 9th ABOARD THE BOSTON
1944: The Boston, on it’s way to the South Pacific (to participate in Operation Reckless — the support of Gen.
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04
Mar
The USS BOSTON and IWO JIMA
As I mentioned in my last post, the tiny island of Iwo Jima was very important to both sides in
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25
Feb
THE IMPORTANCE OF IWO JIMA
As we remember the massive sacrifices made by American amphibious forces on the tiny island of Iwo Jima from February
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