Happy 79th Birthday U. S. Airborne August 16, 1940 – August 16, 2019
I saw this posted yesterday first on https://pacificparatrooper.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/79th-u-s-airborne-birthday/ and later on https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2015/08/09/army-celebrates-75-years-of-the-american-paratrooper/.
The History, the Men, and Their Planes: Honoring Iwo Jima Aviators Through Modeling
Reflections from a detailed extrovert.
inspiration, motivation, and a little sass!
Ramblings, News, & Other Goodies from Kicktraq
Bridging the gap between veterinarians and their patients
Normalising the conversation about Grief.
hemangiosarcoma, glioblastoma, dealing with grief of a child and a pet
To boldly go where no housewife has gone before.
Spreading Smiles
Thoughts from the land of sunflowers
a collection of trivia, fun facts, humor, and interesting notions.
The ramblings of a retiree who cycles and cooks in France
The Fight Is On
Marksmanship, Guns, Knives, Archery
Living Out my Identity in Christ
Trusting the Love of Jesus Christ, One Day at a Time - Psalm 13:5 NIV, “But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.”
Shepherding women to live rooted in the virtues of Proverbs 31.
Exploring the First World War
Destroy lies. Live free.
The Third Incarnation of the Point of Singularity
The Poetry and Writing of Janis Gaines
Thank you for helping me to have the troopers honored!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
You are welcome. I have great respect for those who jump out of planes or dive in submarines or serve in any other capacity.
My father was in the Air Force as a cook, but got out before I was born. It gave him a passion for traveling as I grew up.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It must not have been an easy job to feed the men of his unit!! Many a good chef came out of the service. Despite all the jokes about military food, my father never complained about it – he actually liked it quite a bit!
LikeLiked by 1 person
No doubt. He was a good cook, but he never quiet got the knack that he was cooking for 6, and not 100 – 200. We had lots of leftovers when he did cook.
LikeLiked by 1 person
If you froze all the extra – it was your father who invented the frozen TV dinner, eh?!! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Pretty much. At times, we had a deep freezer which meant we might go a week with leftovers every night.
He died unexpectedly at 47 back in 1977 and we don’t have any of the recipes he made, but I wish he had written them down.
LikeLiked by 1 person
So young, I’m so sorry for your loss. I lost mine in 1988 at the age of 74. (He was about 10 years older than the other troopers.) I still him, he was my rock.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Pingback: Pacific Paratrooper- Featured Blogger of the Week August 16, 2019 | Ups and Downs of Family History V2.0
Salute!
LikeLiked by 1 person