steve

steve

19
Jan

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor - Why?

1-19-19 As I have said before, history is a l-o-n-g,   s-l-o-w   b-
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12
Jan
South China Sea

South China Sea

1-12-19 After the devastating Typhoon Cobra shredded the Task Force in late December, the ships hunkered down in
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10
Jan
1957 Reunion

1957 Reunion

1-10-19 Diane Balsam, daughter of Joe Pulaski, mailed this to me.   It’s the Boston’s 1957 reunion,
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06
Jan

Walls

1-26-19 There’s an old adage: history is written by the winner(s). While that may be true
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22
Dec
Pat

Pat

12/22/18 Yesterday I got a phone call from Pat Fedele.   We played phone tag for a couple of
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18
Dec
Dec. 19 & 20, 1944

Dec. 19 & 20, 1944

December 19, 1944:   This morning we met with the tankers and refueled, a couple of DE’s are also missing.
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17
Dec
Dec. 18, 1944

Dec. 18, 1944

12-17-18 On the 15th and 16th, the ships of TF38 were supporting the landing at Mindoro.   Planes continued
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08
Dec

12/7, 12/8

12/8/2018 December 7, 1943:   Today is the second anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack and this is our
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30
Nov

George H W Bush, R.I.P.

11-30-18 Between 1/1/53 and 1/1/89, six presidents were inaugurated into office after serving their
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17
Nov
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

11-17-18 While there may have been a small group of officers assigned to the being-built Boston in
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