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With great sadness am I sharing that James passed away on Monday. He was my loving husband, team mate, best friend and shooting buddy. He gave me the very best life during those 9.5 years. The Smith and Wesson forum was a very important daily activity. He loved posting military historical events...

As I have posted on the forum numerous times, I feed about 200 white wing doves and assorted other birds, twice daily. While not tame by any means, the birds often come to our rear slider to let us know its feeding time. The last two days have been windy and wintry. The wind piled up leaves...

Last year when my local hummingbirds departed for places south, I took in my feeders for the winter. Someone on the forum suggested that I should have left them out for migrating birds. Since I live on the Rio Grande Flyway, I decided to leave my feeders out just in the event some passing...

We've had a number of threads on here discussing patriotic themes such as Taps, respecting the flag, the NFL and kneeling, and free stuff for veterans. November is a big month in US military history. Saturday, Nov 10, is the Marine Corps Birthday. Semper Fi, Leathernecks. Sunday is of...

There hasn't been a great deal of exposure in the news regarding the category 5 Typhoon Yutu that hit the Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday, Oct 25, 2018. The Mariana Islands are a US Commonwealth that is an archipelago consisting of 15 mostly dormant volcanic mountains. The southern most...

The US invasion of Grenada, code named Operation Urgent Fury, began today, Oct 25, in 1983. The invasion resulted from political unrest in the Caribbean island nation that threatened the lives of American citizens living there. Among many others, Navy SEALS were involved in the invasion...

Yesterday it looked like rain on our side of the mountains. Overcast,dark and dreary. 59 degrees and a slight breeze. Hadn't been shooting in a month due to hospital stays, ER visits and Doctor's appointments. Wife said I was becoming chemically imbalanced, insisted we go shooting. Of course...

On this very day, 35 years ago, the Beirut Marine Barracks were bombed by terrorist. 241 US service members murdered. 220 Marines, the remaining 21 from other services. The bombing took place when a truck ladened with 2,000 pounds of explosives crashes into the barracks of the 1st...

SEABEES have always enjoyed the reputation for being a little unorthodox and somewhat wild and crazy. During WWII, the SEABEES were formed by promoting the enlistment of men with advanced skills in the construction trades. Older, highly skilled tradesmen were given advanced rank. Even in today's...

Robert Stethem was a US Navy SEABEE, Steelworker 2nd Class Petty Officer, Diver qualified, returning to the US from a Middle East deployment aboard a commercial airliner, TWA Flight 847. He was singled out and murdered on June 15, 1985 by Imad Mughniyah, a Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist...

Most everyone is familiar with Barry Sadler or at least his song "The Ballad of the Green Berets". He also wrote another song, "The A-team". Before joining the Army and becoming a Special Forces medic, Barry had joined the Air Force as a 17 year old high school drop-out. After an honorable...

Happy Birthday to the US Navy on her 243rd birthday. Wishing you fair winds and following seas. From birthday gone past, best friends and shipmates.

In 1995, I participated in the world's largest (at the time) peacetime amphibious operation. It was called Kernel Blitz and involved 25 ships, 75 aircraft and 12,000 troops. It was a joint service exercise involving Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and military members from four allied nations...

I worked with the Air Force Civil Engineering Squadrons on a number of projects. My SEABEE unit built many Ma Deuce bunkers and SWA (South West Asia) huts for the AF. Unlike the Navy, where EOD is a separate entity, AF EOD is part of the CE Squadron. I had an opportunity to do some joint...

One of the toughest jobs that SEEBEES do is concrete work. A job that requires plenty of skill and a whole bunch of muscle. Essentially unchanged thru time from WWII to Afghanistan. Photo: 1. Mixing concrete at Tinian Island during WWII. 2. NCB-7 SEABEES pouring foundation at...

Uncommon facts from WWII. New Caledonia is an archipelago lying in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 750 miles east of Australia. A French possession that in June 1940 decided to side with the Free French and forced the pro-Vichy governor into exile in Indochina. In March 1942, Noumea...

Sept. 1986, Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas,NV, the site of the six day 7th annual Soldier of Fortune Convention and Combat Arms Exposition. Sponsored by LTC Robert K Brown,USAR(ret) and Soldier of Fortune Magazine. The Convention featured all kinds of combat and outdoor gear from rucks to weaponry...

On Jun 25, 1950, the Korean War began. The South, the Republic of Korea, below the 38th parallel, was invaded by 75,000 strong North Korean People's Army. The invasion was a devastating surprise to US officials. American troops entered the war on South Korea's side in July, 1950. We came to...

Since I started down a nostalgic road with my post on George Nonte, I thought that I would go down it a little further with some memories. In the fifties, I took Army ROTC in H.S., unlike today it was serious business. No females. Every male was expected to be either drafted, enlist upon...

The youngsters among us may not be familiar with this very prolific gun writer/ expert. Those of you in my age group ( old, very old), well know who George Nonte was. George Nonte ( Feb 9, 1926- Jun 30, 1978 ) was a retired Army Ordnance Corps Major who had a respected reputation as a...