I once heard Paul Harvey say
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JUL
2018
JUL
2018
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Gotta Smoke?, The Veteran’s Edition
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(ed note: There is today a Manos Russian restaurant in the Asakusa area of Tokyo, but the one of which I speak here was just a short walk from the original Sanno Hotel in Akasaka, who’s history can be seen here.)
I could tell a dozen stories about Manos, a little Russian restaurant in the Akasaka District of Tokyo, about 200 feet from the Soviet Embassy.
My best friend in Japan was Maj Guy, living next door in our 12 family ...
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JUN
2018
JUN
2018
The Case of the Heisted Bicycle- Japan
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Most of what follows is true.
Mrs Minami was a genuine Japanese-American internee in California during WWII. As soon as the war ended, she took a job with the Defense Department in the Occupation, married a Japanese man, and lived long and prospered as a GS-grade secretary. The last time I ever heard from her was in 1990, retired, when she received her reparations check from the government. The Democrats were so embarrassed that it was one of their guys (FDR) who ...
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JUN
2018
JUN
2018
MILITARIA and HISTORICA
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From the Garritrooper: Introducing Our Galleries of Film and Music Videos and of Books and Militaria
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I want to introduce two new Galleries found at the top just below the Banner, VIDEOS and SALES GALLERY
THE VIDEO AND FILM GALLERY readers can contribute to. In fact, we want you to share with us music videos of music you listened to while on active duty.
There will be a growing list in a Catalogue we’ve set, so each song/video can viewed on a list and linked to immediately.
My dad (WWII) had his music, and very limited ways to hear it ...
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MAY
2018
MAY
2018
MILITARY/POLTICAL POSTERS
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JUST SCROLL DOWN
1970s Lg 2-Poster set, USSR RPG-7 Breakaway Training Poster ORIGINAL
Acquired in Balkans, probably Bulgarian or Serbian, an original, not a cheap copy, from a military warehouse, my contact over there died, ...
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APR
2018
APR
2018
I got to my first unit in July of ’88, 4th Battalion 27th Infantry “Wolfhounds.” I spent four years humping sleestack-ridden gulches in the dark of night with nothing but a set of cat-eyes from the man in front of me to guide on. By the time I left in ’92 the phrase “We own the night” was normally uttered while being helped back to your feet after a particularly heinous slip, trip or fall. Often involving multiple Soldiers.
Team Leaders ...
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APR
2018
APR
2018
Salutin’ Demons
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I know, the way we fight wars has changed, but I suspect life around headquarters command centers hasn’t. In the long campaigns in World War II, North Africa, Italy and France, units were often sent back to the rear for R & R, and to refresh equipment. Infantry riflemen and 2nd Lieutenants dropped at an alarming rate so were replaced more often. Bill Mauldin and Ernie Pyle’s bread and butter were the infantry, Mauldin capturing more of the humor of that area ...
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MAR
2018
MAR
2018
Part of a series of stories I’ve told, Famous Common Person I Have Known
In Spring, 1974 I took a few days leave at Clark AFB in the Philippines, en route to Bangkok. Part of the rate for my hotel room in Angeles City included a Jeepney and a driver. His name was Benny, mid-20s with a fancy Jeepney, and he took me all over the place, such as the first Japanese kamikaze airfield nearby. I told Benny I wanted to go to the town where ...
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MAR
2018
MAR
2018