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You may recall my stories about Maj Guy in the two tales of Manos restaurant in Tokyo in the 1970s, My first adventure, and the time Maj Guy and I took our wives to Manos, just to prove out innocent intentions. It was very exclusive brothel of sorts, with only foreign women, which Japanese men at that time were very enamored with.
Earlier this week I did a long post on “Jefe”, who was Maj Guy’s boss in the ...
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(Note: I wrote this a few days ago under the assumption Jefe was no longer able to correspond and even have passed away. He wrote me yesterday from Hawaii that he was just fine, Thank you, and to correct a couple of errors in my retelling of our last discussion in 1975. I amended it accordingly. Don’t be surprised to see him writing a few stories here, his military career goes back to the 50s. Here’s to his good health.)
His ...
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Kissed by an Angel, Where Violins are the Angels’ Voices, and the Cello Sings Harmony
Army Specialist James Slape, 23, of Morehead City, North Carolina, 42
was killed Oct 4, by IED in Hellmand Province.
He was assigned to 60th Troop Command, North Carolina National Guard
Rest in peace, Specialisy
Job well done.
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2018
Kissed by an Angel, Where Violins are the Angels’ Voices, and the Cello Sings Harmony
Ensign Sarah Mitchell, USN, 23, of Oakford, PA
died July 7, 2018 aboard the guided missile cruiser, USS Jason Dunham, in the Red Sea, during a training exercise.
She was a 2017 graduate of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
Job well done, Ensign
Rest in Peace
Kissed by an Angel, Where Violins are the Angels’ Voices, and the Cello Sings Harmony
Spc Gabriel D Conde, 22, of Loveland, CO
was killed 3o April, 2018 in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, by hostile small arms fire
He was of 3rd bn, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Rest in peace, Soldier
Job well done.
Kissed by an Angel, Where Violins are the Angels’ Voices, and the Cello Sings Harmony.
MAJ Stephen Del Bagno, 34, of Valencia, California
was killed 4 April, 2018 near Nellis AFB, Nevada, in a training accident, while flying an F-16 Flying Falcon, of the Thunderbirds Team
Rest in peace, Major
Job well done.
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2018
