As I marched up the broad steps and stared up at the sixteen Corinthian columns, I felt I was climbing toward Olympus or Valhalla. It was a momentary lapse for I knew I was about to participate in the first broadcast ever to originate from the US Supreme Court building. The year was 1951 and [...]

4G is widely advertised in the mobile communication world today in all the media including television, radio, the print media and the internet. So what is 4G really and how does it benefit you? In layman’s terms, the term 4G refers to being able to browse the internet faster as well being able to bridge [...]

Ronald Reagan’s eleventh commandment is, “thou shall not speak ill of other Republicans.” Would that Newt Gingrich had remembered and honored it before he accused fellow Republicans of social engineering. This is a classic example of “shooting yourself in the foot.” Can Gingrich overcome this gaffe? It is doubtful! Another example of shooting yourself in [...]

This story concerns the financial problems faced by United States troops serving as Occupation Forces in Europe after the close of hostilities in May, 1945. As was the custom in WW II, when the forces of the United States were planning to attack an enemy held country, part of the pre-invasion process was the printing [...]

I found this old photograph that I thought was lost while recently scouring my files. I had no idea when I snapped the picture at twilight one evening in1978 what it would mean to so many in the aftermath of the horrific events of September 11, 2001. I was in my office on the 22nd [...]

Having gone this far in hearing about the trials and tribulations of an infantry dogface in Europe during and after WW II, let’s now switch to something you can put to good use for yourselves! I’m going to pass on an authentic recipe for cooking the above Epicurean delight, which I learned in the little [...]

When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor back in 1941, at first blush they looked like a lock to win. Most of our effective Pacific Fleet was on the bottom or severely damaged; the Japanese had an overwhelming number of modern fighting ships; a superior torpedo–theirs worked accurately at long range and were faster, and more [...]

Many years passed after the end of WW II before the various players on the world political scene could publish their memoirs of that era. As each one was read, digested, and assimilated into the perceptions of what actually took place during the period beginning with the end of hostilities in Europe, my personal picture [...]