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War Doesn't Have to be Hell, It Doesn't Even Have to be a War: Lady Trades Drapes for Control Tower
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War Doesn't Have to be Hell, It Doesn't Even Have to be a War. These are not war stories from the front. They are stories from behind, way behind. Thursday, April 9, 2015. Lady Trades Drapes for Control Tower. It began when Sgt. Fox called me to his desk and said he wanted to send me on an assignment. I had only been in-country for a few weeks and was anxious to go on a story, visit some of those cities our helicopters were flying to every day. 8220;Where am I going, Sarge? 8220;A press release? 8220;It ...
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War Doesn't Have to be Hell, It Doesn't Even Have to be a War: Transient Barracks
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War Doesn't Have to be Hell, It Doesn't Even Have to be a War. These are not war stories from the front. They are stories from behind, way behind. Thursday, March 26, 2015. A transient barracks is like Purgatory. It’s not where you want to be, b. Ut it’s not the worst place to be while you’re waiting —. A very real hope that things will get better. That said, he was entirely likable and funny and interesting. And, it turns out; he was very influential in introducing me to the men I would be living an...
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War Doesn't Have to be Hell, It Doesn't Even Have to be a War: January 2015
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War Doesn't Have to be Hell, It Doesn't Even Have to be a War. These are not war stories from the front. They are stories from behind, way behind. Friday, January 23, 2015. A Bad Omen is Simply a Good Omen Turned Upside Down. I wasn’t totally naïve but I certainly knew my odds of returning home would be better than one out of three. On the other hand, I also knew that the stakes would be higher. Unless this plane was different from every other plane that had been bringing troops to Vietnam for almost a d...
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this about that: October 4, 1995, Jurors Didn't Anguish Over Evidence
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Letters to the Editor and Others. Thursday, March 29, 2012. October 4, 1995, Jurors Didn't Anguish Over Evidence. This jury had a little bit bigger responsibility than the Devil In Miss Jones jury. The problem is they chose not to accept that responsibility. Like a lot of people I had a problem with their. It’s over 20 years since I wrote my first letter to a paper complaining about a jury being forced to watch a movie to determine if people could voluntarily watch the movie. They knew what was expected ...
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War Doesn't Have to be Hell, It Doesn't Even Have to be a War: February 2015
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War Doesn't Have to be Hell, It Doesn't Even Have to be a War. These are not war stories from the front. They are stories from behind, way behind. Thursday, February 5, 2015. She was armed with a broom like the kind witches often are portrayed carrying—a very short handle with about two feet of bundled straw attached to the end that required the user to stoop over awkwardly. She directed me to my area of responsibility but just so I would not make any mistakes she first showed me the correct ma...I took ...
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this about that: Why Does Florida Take Its Sweet Time Making Every Decision
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Letters to the Editor and Others. Thursday, March 29, 2012. Why Does Florida Take Its Sweet Time Making Every Decision. Why does Florida take its sweet time making every decision? I know. You’re saying what’s the rush. You’re probably also saying, “What the hell are you talking about? The most recent situation where Florida seems to be having difficulty acting in a timely manner is the case of a man killing a complete stranger who did nothing to provoke him. Yes, they are. Captain John Smith, not a conqu...
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this about that: March 2012
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Letters to the Editor and Others. Friday, March 30, 2012. August 13, 1984, Postal Workers and the Cost of Living. Many of the letters I’ve written to the editor have concerned the stand the paper has taken with the Postal Service. We moved to Virginia Beach in December of 1978 when we bought the bakery. In September of 1981 we sold the bakery and I began working for the Post Office. In 1982 I had my first article, “Hope for the Holidays” published in. I mean, what was their problem? Now papers have a rig...
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this about that: Conservatives and Big Government
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Letters to the Editor and Others. Thursday, March 29, 2012. Conservatives and Big Government. I sent this letter. To the Virginian-Pilot a few days ago in response to several columns and news items that have appeared in the last week. I appears that the people demanding smaller government are having the most difficulty separating themselves from government. Undermining environmental protection (Because clean air and water take a bite out of profits? Who can forget (although many have) the role played by ...
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War Doesn't Have to be Hell, It Doesn't Even Have to be a War: Getting My Feet Wet
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War Doesn't Have to be Hell, It Doesn't Even Have to be a War. These are not war stories from the front. They are stories from behind, way behind. Saturday, May 9, 2015. Getting My Feet Wet. My first official assignment with the. Had me flying the central highland city of Pleiku. There wasn’t much going on at the 52. I understood getting the quotes part of my assignment but didn’t exactly know what they meant by, "no standard helicopter pictures." To no one’s surprise I came back with only. Still, I was ...
