Because I’m a writer, I think a lot about point of view in the literature sense, but I also think…
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What the USS Thresher Taught Me About Death
The USS Thresher (SSN-593), a fast attack nuclear submarine, sank for good on April 10, 1963. That accident, which…
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The Southwest Death March
Okay, I know it’s hyperbole (with apologies to Bataan survivors), but my friend Linda and I came to see our…
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The YMCA During World War I
When I was growing up in southern California, the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was a gym where kids learned…
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World War I and the Influenza Horror
Maybe we’ll never know what brought influenza to America in 1918. Some believe it started here. Whatever the case, for…
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Ending a War Without Firing a Shot: the USS Nautilus
The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was commissioned 60 years ago today. The first atomic-powered submarine, probably atomic-powered anything, she cruised under the…
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