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The Way I See It – Thanks for Reading!
Back in November of 2022, I ran into Stephanie Penick at the Shanower Memorial. We talked about various matters including growing up in Naperville,...
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The Way I See It – Remembrance And Giving Thanks
November 1987 was an awful month for the crew of the USS MIDWAY (CV-41). The aircraft carrier, forward deployed in Yokosuka, Japan, was considered...
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The Way I See It – Halloween Memories
I was six when my mom dressed me up as a clown for Halloween. I wore a second-hand store, red polka-dotted pajama-like outfit, a...
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The Way I See It – Judd-a-Thon 2024
We recently traveled to Minnesota to visit family in the far north woods near the town of Park Rapids, population 4,200. I found myself...
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The Way I see it – Full Power! (Part 2)
Editor's Note: This story is Part 2 continued from July 2024. Read Part 1 HERE.
It was Mike's turn to torment our shutterbug friend, and...
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The Way I See It – Full Power! (Part 1)
It was scheduled as a routine 3.0 hour training hop; an easy jaunt between Atsugi Naval Air Facility and Camp Zama Army Base -...
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The Way I See It – Summer of ‘66
As a five-year-old living on an idyllic, tree-shaded road, with no care in the world, and kids in just about every house on my...
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The Way I See It – Parade memories
As a kid growing up in Naperville, the month of May was my second favorite of the year. December, with Christmas and my birthday,...
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The Way I See It – Youth is wasted on the young
It was 1987, and all of us young, junior Navy Officers were bellied up to the bar at the O’Club, in Naval Air Facility...
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The Way I see it – RIP Toby Keith
On June 30, 2017, I was conducting escort duties for three WWII Veterans from the Judd Kendall VFW Post. I had to bring them...