Many Kenoshans who came of age during the sixties and seventies well remember the old Kenosha teen bars. The teen bars were taverns that allowed eighteen-year-olds to drink beer, at a time when the legal drinking age was twenty-one. Hearing tales about the teen bars from […]
The most important thing about a problem is not it’s solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution. ~Seneca In 1971, after two and a half years of military service, including one year in Vietnam, I landed a pretty […]
When it’s 90 below (or so) in Wisconsin, it’s always nice to remember the warmer times we’ve had. I like to think back to my youth and our many trips to Lake Michigan, fishing for perch, smelt or just swimming. (See my earlier blog articles on those topics) […]
Introduction Joe Campolo Jr By 1967 there were ten United States Air Force bases in South Vietnam. The bases were developed rapidly, constructed by the USAF Red Horse division, with assistance from several other interservice units. The bases were originally protected by Army and Marine units dedicated to that function. However, […]
Copyright protected, all rights reserved © Joe Campolo Jr You are welcome to share Joe’s quotes, please credit him as the author if you do. Thank you (My blathering pays the bills) And I ain’t taking this stuff […]
Whats in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ∼ William Shakespeare Willy Areas called “No Man’s Land” are usually so called due to the activity […]
With Christmas tips in my pocket, I felt like Rockefeller. ~Joe Growing up in Kenosha, Wisconsin back in the fifties and sixties, many of us boys (and a few girls) had a paper route by the time we were eleven or twelve years old. Our allowances pretty much expired by that age, […]
Introduction Today’s article is written by Tom Keating. Tom is a fellow Vietnam War veteran and author. Tom writes stories based on his experiences while serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam in 1969. Holidays were a special time for GI’s […]
As Covid-19 menaces our society, the promise of a vaccine provides a measure of hope. And with that vaccine comes more controversy. Some people are questioning whether the vaccine will be effective, some are questioning who should get vaccinated first, and yet others are questioning whether they should get vaccinated at all. Here […]
Places of intrigue drew us in, like bees to honey. ~Joe From December of 1968 to December of 1969 I was stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. The sprawling airbase was about fifteen miles from the town of Grand Forks and was primarily a SAC (Strategic Air Command) […]