Mission of Honor
I started writing this blog a few years ago with the grand vision and hope of going to the Aleutian Islands one day to pay a tribute to my grandfather for his service during the second world war. And on this Memorial week, as we remember and honor those who sacrificed themselves for our who […]
Planes, Boats & Automobiles
Many would say that I have been around, meaning, lived a lot of different places. I guess it depends what your definition of ‘a lot’ is. I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a city of 600,000 in the center of Canada (above North Dakota and yes, it is C-O-L-D in the winter). In my late […]
War Is REAL And Never Insignificant
It’s true, there was actually a war fought right here on North American soil . The Japanese did bomb the continent. Lives were lost, many lives were lost, maybe not as many as in Germany but tell that to the family of a loved on who was fighting in Alaska in WW2. War is war. […]
Geography 101- The Aleutian Islands
I just had to start with this post because after speaking about this to several people recently I realized that most people do not even know where the Aleutian Islands are. The most common response I have gotten is- ‘somewhere south, somewhere tropical’. Umm yea, not so much, let’s try the complete opposite direction. Look […]