Showing Life's Encounters While Still Holding Fast
A Point Of View Every family needs a sky pilot. This is the handle we gave Chaplains in Vietnam. I don't know if the nomenclature has survived in today's military. It is Spring and a time when our thoughts quite naturally turn to birth, life, new beginnings . . . and death. My son-in-law did …
I just came from watching "The Last Full Measure" about a horrific battle called Operation Abilene that took place while I was in country. If you watch the trailer, you will hear a line from the movie that really took me down. I am glad the noon day matinee only had 6 patrons. The Senator …
In addition to a collection of lunch box notes and hand made greeting cards from my sweetheart, I am fortunate to also have a file of letters from the time I served as an Army Aviator in South East Asia. These may not be lunchbox notes, but they are very special to me, especially the …
On this day November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the fourth American president to be assassinated in office. This was my father's president. I don't remember seeing dad for a couple of days afterwards. He was distraught to say the least. I wish we had sat down together at some point and talked about …
I never was called on to carry the wounded, nor was I ever in need of same. I witnessed my share in the most unpopular conflict of our time however, and called in Medivac Hueys almost daily to evacuate the wounded out of Vietnam jungles and rice paddies. These pilots were the most fearless I …
I have surprised myself in many ways of late. For instance, I have developed an appreciation for John Lennon the man, and his politics, or absence of same, if you will. I regret not being man enough early on in my life to accept his right to speak out, rather than just his music. This …
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