tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post4947346718415533985..comments2024-03-28T02:54:46.537-04:00Comments on The TOF Spot: Spare a Moment to Remember TheOFloinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-59402118683168237102014-02-25T21:22:53.863-05:002014-02-25T21:22:53.863-05:00OT: It looks like the grasshoppers weren't th...OT: It looks like the grasshoppers weren't the only demons to visit Germany:<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2568054/City-siege-Send-rocket-cats-The-mysterious-illustrations-16th-century-reveal-bizarre-plans-explosives-PETS.htmlautomatthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-28031226835712518262014-02-25T18:25:23.565-05:002014-02-25T18:25:23.565-05:00One of the awesome things about my time on ship wa...One of the awesome things about my time on ship was that we got to hang around the island for a few weeks. I didn't get to set foot, but-- wow, the history!Foxfierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161683096247890834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-14741746842303641012014-02-24T11:47:07.345-05:002014-02-24T11:47:07.345-05:00The Old Man's still got it. Semper Fi, Marine...The Old Man's still got it. Semper Fi, Marine !Mr. Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350978359042467402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-82820968045889082862014-02-23T22:12:48.637-05:002014-02-23T22:12:48.637-05:00I just told my 9 year old the 2-minute version of ...I just told my 9 year old the 2-minute version of the battle, and showed him the picture. Tried to explain how important it was at the time for American soldiers to take an island that close to Japan. <br /><br />My dad was a crack welder, so he spent the war on the West Coast, building ships and patching up the ones the Japanese put holes in. One of my uncles flew missions in the Pacific.Joseph Moorehttp://yardsaleofthemind.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com