Every Memorial Day carries memories of my friend Bill Follon. Bill and I were stationed together at Phu Cat airbase during the Vietnam War. Bill was assigned to the Red Horse squadron, an Air Force unit comparable to the Navy Seabees. I worked with Bill for a about a week on one detail. (Reference […]
A Sad Day in History April 30, 2020 marks the 45th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. An ignoble day in which the communist North Vietnamese completed their take over of South Vietnam. As a Vietnam War veteran, I well remember that day. After the completion of my military service in 1972, […]
Introduction Rick Wehler is a humorist and a published author. Many of Rick’s stories are posted on his Facebook page. His books are a compilation of stories in which Rick relates some of his life experiences, through a slightly twisted but humorous slant. Rick has shared some of his stories with […]
With sporting events and activities on hold, as a result of the Corona virus, I’ve been catching a few old games on tv. Our local cable network has been featuring old Green Bay Packer games, and Milwaukee Brewer games as well. For the past several days, playoff games from the Brewers great 1982 season […]
Introduction My friend Steve Tindall is a U.S. Navy veteran, and a fellow author. In addition to being very active with Veteran’s causes and events, Steve writes about his experiences during his naval career. At six foot, five inches tall, Steve bumped up against some unique challenges on board ship. […]
I’ve held back on any new blog stories in deference to the Corona virus crisis which we are all going through at this time. Rather than broadcast or diminish the affects of the illness or attempt to assign blame, I am here to wish the best for all of my readers and people […]
Noah, future star of the Silver Screen? As many know, most of the characters in my books are based on real people. However, one character in my book, Noah, probably has more true to life attributes than most of the others included in my writing. Noah, our hooch* dog at Phu Cat […]
My psychiatrist told me I was crazy so I told him I wanted a second opinion. He said okay, you’re ugly to. ~Rodney Dangerfield
Scrounging for Parts in a Two Hundred Billion Dollar War For almost one month during my fun filled, all-expense paid visit to Vietnam in 1970, I was a member of an aircrew. President Richard Nixon’s program of Vietnamization was in full swing, and things were rapidly changing. The program was an attempt […]
Introduction My friend Le Ly Hayslip, a Vietnamese refugee, escaped Vietnam in 1970, the same year as my military service in that war torn nation. I did not know Le Ly at that time and would not come to know of her until I read her amazing book When Heaven & Earth […]