corp: Glad to hear you're doing much better... sorry to hear you had to go under the knife. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Tim
First Christmas catalog arrives in the mailbox: September 10. (L.L. Bean) At my university office, we are not allowed to have a "Christmas...
In many cases, it comes down to a basic conflict between state law... and university "policy." Some years back, there was a "gun-related...
Ted Williams, the famous major league baseball-player, flew F9F Panthers in the Korean War. He served in the USMC with VMF-311. Tim
Commando: I don't recall any M1 Abrams being destroyed by "enemy action" in the first Gulf War... '91. Tom Clancy had an intersting tale about...
General Omar Bradley was known by his troops as the "Soldier's General" because of his care and compassion for the soldiers that served under him....
The Kurdish region of Iraq is THE biggest success story of the entire campaign. Whilst the Sunni and Shiites are working overtime killing...
Tom: There have been discussions and rethinking of policy considering armed police-officers on college campuses after the Virginia Tech...
Hubsu: I think it safe to say few--if any--planes could take the punishment a P-47 Thunderbolt could... and still bring it's pilot safely home....
Yup. I read them all when a regular comic was 12 cents and the "Giant issues" were a quarter. (25 cents.) Still have a box-full of them...
CSP: When the NKA rolled across the 38th parallel, the US had little "in-theatre" with which to stop a T-34/85. The only bazookas available were...
I think Ben Franklin knew those freakin' 24-hour security-cameras were in our future when he made that statement. :grin: That's one trend I...
The Fallschirmjager were to be respected as tenacious, elite troops. After watching the conclusion of Ken Burns' THE WAR last night, I have to...
I think in reference to the Chosin Reservior battles, Griegs' comments are "Spot-On." 20,000 allied troops (of which 17,000 were 1st Marines)...
Something was stated about a North Korean freighter being in port... prior to the bombing-run. Tim
I too noticed that he was jeered loudly for his statement that no homosexuals existed in his country. If he had come to Columbia and simply...
Over protests from all corners... Dean John coatsworth, dean of the School of International and Public Affairs said he would have invited Hitler...
woody: Agreed. His American Civil War series was spellbinding. I have been looking forward to watching his latest effort on WW2. It was...
Ebar: Correction: The Israeli Ti-67 was based on captured T-54/T-55 MBTs. Not the T-62 series. My understanding is they were"Israelized" by...
woody: Not sure if "doing an Israeli" or standing tall in the turret to observe is still practised or not. Likely not smart in close-in urban...
