Kodiak. Mine To Explore.
Something about the pureness of the Kodiak air is what I attribute my log like sleep to despite it being just as light out when I woke up, as when I went to bed. Beth, my hostess, at Mrs. Potts Bed & Breakfast laid out my morning coffee the night before which suited me […]
Veterans Day Speech, Remembrance Day
So I have been asked to speak at a Veterans Day ceremony this Friday. I hardly seem worthy of addressing those who were brave enough to risk their lives for my freedom. I thought long and hard about what I would say. I finally decided that I would try to embody what my grandfather would […]
70 Years Later- It’s Still A Small World
This story is exactly one reason why I am doing this blog. I was so moved by the way this event unfolded. I pray that this site can bring more exceptional experiences to families like the one I just shared with Grant Workman and Wally Peacock, brother of F/0 Billy Peacock. Billy Peacock flew […]
RCAF 111 (f) Squadron
This Flordia Beaches To The Bering Sea project all got started when my neighbor Terry asked me what kind of plane my grandfather flew in the war. It had been over a decade since I last studied the entries in his flight log book which were now thousands of miles away at my parents house […]
In The Words Of An Airman
My Papa was an impeccable record keeper, which is why, I suppose, my mother, his daughter, inherited that same quality. Her printing is like perfection, as so was his, even in the midst of war in the Aleutian Islands. When he died he left behind some wonderful things, items that would teach us something about […]