Thanks, Vee! These were a great group of photos.

Merry Christmas to you and your family, Vee. Here in Okinawa (and the rest of the Japan) the Christmas tradition is to get a bucket of Kentucky Fried ...

I've heard a "Marine Version" of this. The only difference that I can tell is that it says "I am a devil dog and I'm marching on" vice "I am a soldier...

I got (and opened!) mine! Thank you and same back atcha!

Marion, I'm saddened to hear about the passing of Joe. I did enjoy talking to him when he was posting. It's good that you heard what happened - not ...

It is certainly smaller than my usual ship. According to Wikipedia: USS Germantown Displacement: 11,496 tons (light) 1...

Well, I'm back. And whereas the Marines that went to the Philippines did hand out a lot of food and USAID packages, we did not get the opportunity. By...

Beautiful shots, Vee. It looks like it was a great day when you visited. I had to look up the battle and memorial because I was unfamiliar with it. It...

Very cool! Where did you find these?

I'll have to check with my wife.

I'd guess right, too.

Thank you, Vee for thinking of us - even those of us doing Thanksgiving over in the Philippines! (We actually did our yesterday due to international d...

Yes, it is good to hear from you again, Vee! We missed you!

That's a lot of miles of walking! Of course, I think most of that was probably motorized, but riding the pine in a deuce and a half isn't a whole lot ...