Lori and I left Iceland on a military flight with our dog, Sandy. As I mentioned in the Iceland post, getting Sandy cleared to leave Iceland after she bit my thumb took some effort. My parents picked us up at the airport. They were on a mini-vacation themselves, and we …
Some memories remain, though, dimmed by time. Such are those of my time in the US Navy Boot Camp. Forgive me for rambling. It is what it is. My strongest memory is of the day my father came to visit near Christmas. I was called to the Brigade office, where …
My uncle, Donald Ray Harris, died on 10 September 2019. Saying it sounds so clinical and in no way reflects my sorrow. Some favorite memories of my uncle. Memories The first was of him visiting my family after we moved to Beverly Manor, a subdivision of Washington, Illinois. He was …
The refrain most often heard by me today has been, “Where were you on that day?” The day being September 11. 2001. What are your memories of that day? Will you remember September 11? I worked for a government contractor on 9.11 and scheduled to fly to Dallas and …
