The Deep State
Thank you, Walt Disney Production, for the two rams bellowing endlessly at their echo in Brother Bear. That scene illustrates today’s political
Storm-Tossed Seas
"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for
Walls and their Straphangers
Walls support the straphangers of “things” in life. Walls spin tales of what existed, what is and what might be in that
An Idle Hour
Have you noticed? The normal Christmas bustle of packages, decorations, great food, and friendships rekindled drowning in one political panic attack or
Guam and the rising Storm
Guam wanders in and out of the news feeds with the regularity of a failing Christmas tree Satellite image of the
For Want of a Wrench
The U.S. federal government is lathered up and hell-bent on spending money to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel safeguard the
Korea Through the Looking Glass
June 24, 1950, marked the beginning of the Korean Conflict, the Korean War. It was the first conflict fought under the auspices
The Eleventh Orchid
Prolog Serene Lăng Cô, Vietnam Coastline The following memoirs about the Le Tien family was recalled by Le Tien’s eleventh
Wreaths Across the Ages
It was an early and unseasonably warm day on December 12, 2015, day when we arrived to begin our work with Wreaths
Reflections of a Cold War Warrior-the Men
Author: Steve Traywick “Some had families waiting. For others, their only family would be the men they bled beside. There were no