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Military When the Cold War got too cold, Richard Rybkowski and his buddies warmed up in this unofficial rig.

Radio crew designed camper to stay warm during Cold War

on February 8, 2012

In winter of 1952, I was helping fight the “Cold War” in eastern Germany…and it ...

Military USSBlakeley

Young sailor led a dog’s life with mascots in the Navy

on January 20, 2012

I climbed the gangway of the USS J.R.Y. Blakely with some trepidation. The colorful decals ...

Military WithrowCrop

Coast Guard crew didn’t have all oars in the water

on November 7, 2011

Newly arrived at the United States Coast Guard Receiving Station in Port Huron, Michigan, a ...

1940s RichardCrop

Hub Zemke saved us…twice

on September 6, 2011

It happens so often in our lives, we don’t fully appreciate what people do for ...

1940s FRIENDLY SKIES. Enemy "Betty" bombers no longer worried the ground troops. Vernon Erickson watched this plane touch down with Japan's surrender team in 1945 (click on image to view larger).

These ‘Bettys’ were beauties after long years in Pacific

on August 25, 2011

August 19, 1945, was a day I’ve never forgotten. Back then, I was a B-25 ...

Home Front (Click on images for larger view)

Couple’s wartime correspondence was stamped with love

on July 20, 2011

Most people thought of my late husband, Ray, as a real extrovert. He liked to ...

1940s Gladys and Francis Calderwood

‘I was a G.I. war bride’

on July 5, 2011

At the height of World War II, I worked as a teleprinter operator at a ...

Military Hester-Pilot-Crop

Happy landings? Not for this raw biplane pilot!

on June 16, 2011

My favorite story of Dad’s was about the pilot training he went through at Call ...

1940s Leland Spore and friend Robert Lee Miller (1)

Men got plenty of ‘training’ but skipped boot camp

on June 2, 2011

On June 26, 1943, about 50 of us boarded a train in Portland, Oregon, headed ...

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I was in the ‘first WAVES’

on April 27, 2011

Carried on the tide of patriotic fervor sweeping the country at the outset of World ...