Sunday, November 11, 2012

In Reverse order: The Ugly, The Bad, and The Good, news of the week.

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Iowa Vet "Mac" loving the flag and the ship Photo Derek Cross   Petraeus, looking in the rear view mirror. First the ...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Let's always speak softly people, and carry a "Big Stick."

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USS Iowa Container ship unloading at Port of Los Angeles Photo LA Times The past few weeks the focus has been nautical as I have b...
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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Recommended Reads for a Summer day

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Crossroads, What path to take? " Image Crossroads (C) by www.martin-liebermann.de" http://www.martin-liebermann.de/ I hav...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

A Love Affair

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Iowa #1 turret I have a confession to make. I have fallen in love, deeply and overjoyed every time I am with her. I can't wait t...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

USS Iowa: Progress Report

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Iowa in San Pedro Volunteers on Iowa Today I was privileged to spend the day on board the USS Iowa with dozens of motivated volunt...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

This week, the "Transit of the USS Iowa", matched the "Transit of Venus", for a once in a lifetime event

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USS Iowa's Transit to Home Iowa, courtesy of Port of LA photo This week saw two events take place that will only happen once...
Sunday, June 3, 2012

Battleships: America's Symbol of Becoming a Great Power

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USS Iowa, passing Golden Gate, 2012 History has recorded the rise of empires that spanned continents, but it took the rise of naval po...