May 26, 2014 | Extra Points
This week’s focus point…Memorial Day Special Reprinted from Memorial Day 2012 and 2013. Looks like a tradition in the making… When I was a kid, Memorial Day was a day off from school. It was a great holiday because it marked the...
May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
When I was a kid, Memorial Day was a day off from school. It was a great holiday because it marked the beginning of summer, the nearing of the end of another school year, and baseball. My dad was a World War II veteran, a 30-year Navy man, and we lived in a Navy town....
May 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Monday is Memorial Day. It is just a little more meaningful for me this year as my father passed away ad was a 30-year veteran of the United States Navy. Memorial Day is an important holiday for us to honor our heroes. It’s also a terrific day to enjoy family,...
May 24, 2009 | Random Digressions
It was February 11, 1942. A young man packed his bags for a trip from his home in Bremerton, WA for the Naval Recruiting Station in Seattle. He had just turned 17 years old the day before. That was the minimum age required to sign up for the Navy. He had that date...
