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Alexander Anderson Jr. dies at 90; created TV cartoon characters
I enjoyed these cartoons when I was a kid, Anderson and Jay Ward Thanks for many laughs RIP Alexander Anderson Jr. dies at 90; created TV cartoon characters Rocky, Bullwinkle and others ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderson teamed for a...- Hondo
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Remains of 7 servicemen from WWII are identified
Something to remember this Independence Day (07-03) 10:41 PDT Tyrone, Pa. (AP) -- U.S. military authorities have identified the remains of seven servicemen missing in action since their cargo plane went down in Burma during World War II. The men were aboard a C-47A Skytrain that left... -
SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this series. On Starz, does anyone watch SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND? last episode is next Friday, its almost worthy as HBOs Rome.- Hondo
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51 young Vikings beheaded found
51 Vikings found, very interesting find, Its rare you see evidence of Anglo Saxons winning, what with the Romans, Normans, and other invaders of England, I just thought to add this in light of Mel Gibsons new film on Viking. Oden...- Hondo
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San Francisco Film Noir Fest.
Strange, I thought one you folks might have caught on to this...[huh] I just found out this morning. http://www.noircity.com/noircity.html- Hondo
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Walnut Creek man gets France's highest honor
The government of France awarded the Legion of Honor on Tuesday to a Bay Area man who was shot down over occupied France during World War II and then joined up with a secret French underground to fight the Germans. Images Retired ad exec William Kalan was a WWII pilot who was sh...William... -
Bracelet lost in World War II returns home
U.S. pilot wore the silver token on his final mission over Germany ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Jack Harold Glenn was a World War II fighter pilot who was killed during a firefight as he flew a mission over Germany in 1944, his body coming to rest in a field in a rural village. The silver bracelet... -
Airport Security
I have a "thing" about placing my hat into airport security or x-ray machine. I wanted to take my hat along to a recent trip to London Excuse me if there was a post or thread; I just couldn't find it, One time I took a flight; had no problem taking hat off and having it examined but...placing... -
Happy Birthday James Garner
April 7th, almost forgot! a good guy and still with us, Happy Birthday James Garner!!! :eusa_clap Always a Maverick ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner- Hondo
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Harry Kinnard, aide to WWII general
NEW YORK — Retired Lt. Gen. Harry W.O. Kinnard, a paratroop officer who suggested the famously defiant answer "Nuts!" to a German demand for surrender during the 1944 Battle of the Bulge, has died. He was 93. http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/37487679.html -
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RIP VHS is Dead
Oh gee Thanks! after all the bucks we spent on tapes, now longer alive! :eusa_doh: I'm not tell you anything new, you probably know first hand. I recently saw Indiana Jone’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark “ on VHS, you can see the big difference from digital DVDs, much brighter, and as much as I...- Hondo
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Flatts & Scrrugs "Hear the Winds Blow"
I recall as a child singing this song during music lessons, there are various versions of this song "Hear The Winds Blow" does any one know the original and is it Flatt & Scrugs? Down in the valley the valley so low hang your head over hear the wind blow Hear the blow hear the wind... -
Remains of 3 sailors from Pearl Harbor identified
Remains of 3 sailors from Pearl Harbor identified PORTLAND, Ore. -- Two-thirds of a century ago, Kathleen Wyman drove her brother to California to join the Navy. From there, he shipped out to the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor. He never came home. Ensign Eldon Wyman was 24 when he died in... -
Iwo Jima flag-raiser posthumously gets citizenship
Iwo Jima flag-raiser posthumously gets citizenship document WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One of the Marines shown in a famous World War II photograph raising the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima was posthumously awarded a certificate of U.S. citizenship on Tuesday. The Marine Corps War Memorial in Virginia... -
6th of June 1944 Normandy
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Jack Lucas, 80; youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor
Wow what a guy, a Marine, younger than my father in WWII, read his story, don't make them like this guy any more, Thanks Jack! R.I.P. :( Jack Lucas, 80; youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor Jack Lucas, who forged his mother's signature on an enlistment document so he could join... -
Country Music Legend Eddy Arnold Dies At 89
This could almost go any where, my Mom & Dad had his records, as I kid, I'd listen and enjoyed them, he will be greatly missed, R.I.P. Mr. Arnold :-( Country Music Legend Eddy Arnold Dies At 89 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The legendary country crooner that Billboard Magazine ranked the number one...- Hondo
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Dick Rossi, fought Japanese as member of Flying Tigers
Dick Rossi, fought Japanese as member of Flying Tigers Fallbrook, Calif.- Dick Rossi, the Flying Tigers pilot who downed at least six Japanese planes during World War II and later helped preserve the history of the world-famous volunteers, has died. He was 92. Rossi died April 17 at his... -
Remains transferred in WWII mix-up
Remains transferred as Navy works to resolve a WWII mix-up FRENCH CAMP – In uniforms that were crisp, white and formal, a military honor guard arrived Wednesday at the cemetery just outside this San Joaquin County town. Sixty years ago, a bronze metal casket had arrived with what the... -
Iwo Jima Vet's irked by Time magazine
I also agree, I'd be a little "inked" by this... whats next? My dad met Joe in he early 1960's when he worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, just glad Joe isn't here to see this :mad:
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