Great IDEA for a quilt. And, yes, the quilt itself looks very nice. I wonder if the Smithsonian might try to charm her out of it. Hmmm.... ...

That's the best laugh I've had in a long time! Thanks, Papa Art. Marilyn PS. Why don't you post this for the folks over at WBG? T...

Thanks for posting that link, James. That was beautifully done, beautifully written, and very uplifting. It sure makes one think, remember and appreci...

Dip bread in bacon grease, put on plate, and pour molasses over it. Ummmm....yummy! Marilyn

Dear Papa Art, If I may, I'd like to piggy-back my sentiments onto Cindy's remarks about your brother, Robert, and along with that a confessi...

I can't speak to the scarcity of it since I was just a kid and ate what Mother served, but I remember eating Spam quite well. In fact, it was a favori...

The "Gunner" sure looks sharp in those photos you added, James. Besides eating healthy foods, are you sure it's not that mustache of his that keeps hi...

These are the kinds of photos I was referring to earlier on this site when I said I thought they were "amazing". Really, once you get past the harem-...

Wow, you did a lot of work there for me, James. I'll have to bookmark it in order to spend proper time on it. You've laid a whole semester's work on m...

Duh, I stand corrected. But what is the difference? I confess I have never understood what a CWO is or what his duties are, either in today's army or ...

Great story, great pictures. Thanks, James. Give the sergeant my best regards and thanks for service to his country. - Marilyn

These are great, Marion. I always did like Bill Mauldin's cartoons. If you look closely at the one referencing the general, you'll see a close resembl...

THANK YOU, Steve! This is very helpful. I shall save it, print it out and study it more closely. This is just what I've been looking for. You're a lif...

Thanks Marion and Steve. Message received. Marilyn

What an odd coincidence. I just saw this on the History Channel the other day! It never ceases to amaze me the things those engineers could and did do...