June 2, 2024

Those that know Dad, remember this is the one year ‘anniversary’ of him falling and breaking a hip, or breaking a hip and falling down, take your pick.
It’s has been one “interesting” year, what with all the complications attendant to a 98-99 year old suffering what kills a lot of much younger people.

May 27, 2024

Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.

Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971.

May 19, 2024

1986 – The Firearm Owners Protection Act, including the ‘Hughes amendment’ – 18 US Code § 922 (o) – that bans the further production of automatic firearms that can be legally possessed by the public at large, is signed into law by President Reagan.

May 17, 2024

1989 – Class 2-89 of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment U.S. Army, graduates Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri