by Cindy Entriken | Jan 23, 2022 | Nuclear Powered Submarine, Submarine Patrol, submarines, US Navy
“The Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) makes her way into her base of operations in Scotland sometime during the Cold War. USN photo courtesy of pelicanharborsubvets.com & submitted by Bill Gonyo.” http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08601.htm (accessed...
by Cindy Entriken | Dec 7, 2021 | 81st Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Ira's Lunch, Lincoln Kansas, Pearl Harbor, WWII
View of Pearl Harbor looking southwesterly from the hills to the northward. Taken during the Japanese raid, with anti-aircraft shell bursts overhead. Large column of smoke in lower center is from USS Arizona (BB-39). Smaller smoke columns further to the left are from...
by Cindy Entriken | Nov 11, 2021 | Armistice Day, Burning the Kaiser in Effigy, end of World War I, Kaiser Wilhelm, WWI
The New York Times, Tuesday, November 12, 1918. https://www.newspapers.com/image/20557596/?terms=Kaiser%20burned%20in%20effigy&match=1 (accessed 11/10/2021) Armistice Day: World War I ends At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War...
by Cindy Entriken | Jul 4, 2021 | 4th of July, American History, Declaration of Independence, Joseph T. Wilson, The Black Phalanx
Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence in Thomas Jefferson’s handwriting1 This 4th of July I’ve been thinking about these words . . . “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . .” from the Declaration...
by Cindy Entriken | May 31, 2021 | D-Day, Exercise Tiger, Franklin W. Davis, Jr., Memorial Day, v-mail
Franklin W. Davis, Jr.1 why we observe memorial Day This Memorial Day, set aside to remember the men and women who died in service to the United States,2 please join me in recognizing the service of Kansas native, Franklin W. Davis, Jr., a young man who died during...
