Brave young American men, all of them were. An excellent inisight on the fight for Guadalacanal, undernourished and ill, yet still went into combat against the strong willed Japanese army and navy. Heroes all.
Category Archives: World War II
Semper Fi to my Marine Buds!
May I live to see another sunrise…
God bless the Corps…
…and our US Navy. 🙂
Sympathies?
With my WWII history blogs, some feel I am sympathetic towards the Japanese offensive military actions of that time. To the contrary, I am but presenting facts from buried history. Certainly, propaganda from both sides of the Pacific and family losses understandably have a tremendous influence on individuals.
We all know what today is – December 7th… a day which will live in infamy as FDR said. Yet, there are many forgotten or unknown behind the scenes history.
What Did FDR Know? – Part 2
Gun Trucks of Vietnam | Smithsonian Channel
A little known aspect of combat in Vietnam where ordinary citizen boys became heroes.
https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/gun-trucks-of-vietnam/0/3462307
The Eight Women on The Wall: Nurses Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
Amen…
The names of eight women, all nurses (seven from the Army and one from the Air Force), are inscribed next to their fallen brothers on The Wall in Washington, D.C.
(L to R: 1st. Lt. Hedwig Orlowski, 2nd Lt. Carol Drazba, 1st. Lt.Sharon Lane, Capt. Mary Klinker, Capt. Eleanor Alexander, 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Jones, 2nd Lt. Pamela Donovan, LTC Annie Graham)
Each dedicated themselves to taking care of the wounded and dying.
See their faces and remember their names. These are their stories.
1st Lt. Sharon Ann Lane of Canton, Ohio.
1st Lieutenant Sharon Ann Lane, U.S. Army was killed by a rocket explosion on June 8, 1969, less than 10 weeks after she arrived in Vietnam. Assigned to the 312th Evacuation Hospital, 1LT Lane was working in the Vietnamese ward of the hospital when the rocket exploded, killing her and her patients. She was from Ohio and her name can be…
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Oo-rah
Happy birthday to all our Marines out there… and remember those who aren’t.
Life Well Lived
Diminished Honor
It is said the Navy is never wrong but it can be a little short on being right at times.
A Master of Naval Warfare
A most superb reflection on one of our greatest admirals…
WASP Pilots
Just a cool photo. Although staged, it does show buried history.
BTW, I understand the Lib in the background was tough to fly in formation – especially in combat.
Masako and Spam Musubi 