Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Photo credit, US Army:" Firing Squad prepares to fire the final volley"
A real Hero
In honor of Memorial Day please scroll down in the blog and read the citation of SPC Micheaux Saunders Silver Star medal. Shame is that this or other exploits of pure bravery do not appear in our mainstream news.
Please drink a toast to "absent companions" today!
SGT Solomon Johnson RIP Germany (Cold War)
SGT Arthur Jackson RIP Saudi Arabia / Iraq (1st Gulf War)
And to the 2,694 coalition deaths, 2,470 Americans, two Australians, 113 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, three Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Fijian, one Hungarian, 30 Italians, one Kazakh, one Latvian, 17 Poles, two Romanians, two Salvadoran, three Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians in the war in Iraq as of May 30, 2006>>RIP
"If I have to explain, you would never understand!"
Please drink a toast to "absent companions" today!
SGT Solomon Johnson RIP Germany (Cold War)
SGT Arthur Jackson RIP Saudi Arabia / Iraq (1st Gulf War)
And to the 2,694 coalition deaths, 2,470 Americans, two Australians, 113 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, three Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Fijian, one Hungarian, 30 Italians, one Kazakh, one Latvian, 17 Poles, two Romanians, two Salvadoran, three Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians in the war in Iraq as of May 30, 2006>>RIP
"If I have to explain, you would never understand!"
Monday, May 29, 2006
Berri's favorite part of the trip. We took the train into town to watch the Padres whip the Braves
Excellent Vacation!!
Strawberri & I took a four day pass and ventured into the "People's Republic of Kalifornia". We stayed in Ocean Beach, a San Diego area that looks like a cross between 4th Avenue in Tucson, and a Beach, or to put it another way, a run down beach area. At least the vagrants were polite, with a "have a nice day" after my suggestion that they get a job. On 4th avenue the Hippy Skum usually ask me to engage in a sex act with my Mother.
We flew out on the "air-bus" ,,no silly, not those nice Frog Aircraft, Southwest. http://www.southwest.com/ Which is tolerable for a 65 minute flight. Rented a Dodge intrepid from Alamo, http://www.alamo.com/ and stayed at the Ocean Beach Hotel, a well located facility, all you have to do is cross the street, and you are at the beach. Within walking distance are at least 5 dive bars, several "Head" shops, and some really good chow!
We found a really Superior German food joint called "Kaiserhof" The chow was really close however the joint was pricy. However because Tucson no longer has a German joint, it hit the spot and scratched the itch! http://kaiserhofrestaurant.com/.
We returned in time to see Mr. Jesse graduate from High School. This is a truly proud moment for me. We were pleasantly surprised by the attendance of Mr. Stacy Grant, who drove down from Phoenix for the event, and MSG (Ret) USAF Will Himes, our neighbor and longtime friend and mentor.
Strawberri & I took a four day pass and ventured into the "People's Republic of Kalifornia". We stayed in Ocean Beach, a San Diego area that looks like a cross between 4th Avenue in Tucson, and a Beach, or to put it another way, a run down beach area. At least the vagrants were polite, with a "have a nice day" after my suggestion that they get a job. On 4th avenue the Hippy Skum usually ask me to engage in a sex act with my Mother.
We flew out on the "air-bus" ,,no silly, not those nice Frog Aircraft, Southwest. http://www.southwest.com/ Which is tolerable for a 65 minute flight. Rented a Dodge intrepid from Alamo, http://www.alamo.com/ and stayed at the Ocean Beach Hotel, a well located facility, all you have to do is cross the street, and you are at the beach. Within walking distance are at least 5 dive bars, several "Head" shops, and some really good chow!
We found a really Superior German food joint called "Kaiserhof" The chow was really close however the joint was pricy. However because Tucson no longer has a German joint, it hit the spot and scratched the itch! http://kaiserhofrestaurant.com/.
We returned in time to see Mr. Jesse graduate from High School. This is a truly proud moment for me. We were pleasantly surprised by the attendance of Mr. Stacy Grant, who drove down from Phoenix for the event, and MSG (Ret) USAF Will Himes, our neighbor and longtime friend and mentor.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Yes, the first Archbold Man graduates from High School! Mr. Jesse did it!
