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40 Unique D Day Stories by Landing Craft Veterans
Amazing Personal Recollections of
Operation Neptune
This web page is dedicated to
all veterans who served the Allied cause on D-Day, June 6th,
1944. It brings together in a single
place around 40 personal recollections of veterans from the
Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines who served in or alongside the
Combined Operations Command, including several from the USA.
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There are contributions from,
for example, a Commander of a Squadron of 50 landing
craft to individual crew members of a landing craft types such as Tank, Rocket, Gun, Flak,
Kitchen, Vehicle, Personnel etc. The recent addition of
Google maps, extracts from the Admiralty's "Green List" of landing
craft dispositions just prior to D-Day and Imperial War
Museum photographs, now 'illuminate' the texts.
We think of those
who lost their lives that day in the service of their
country who will be remembered on a magnificent new memorial
to be constructed in Normandy not
far from the site of the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches (https://www.normandymemorialtrust.org/
We also remember the
sacrifices and achievements of those who served the Allied
cause before and
after D-Day in many parts of the world.
D-Day Overview
Nation's Gratitude
On D-Day + 6,
and his military advisers
visited the Normandy
beaches to see the invasion in progress for
themselves. On return to London
that evening they sent Mountbatten a signal to
express gratitude for the part Combined Operations had played in what they
described as
'the manoeuvre in progress
of rapid development'.
Operation Neptune, the amphibious phase of Operation
Overlord, was 4 years in the making.
[Photo; Winston
Churchill flanked by the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Field Marshal Sir
Alan Brooke and General Sir Bernard Montgomery, commanding 21st Army Group at
Monty's mobile headquarters in Normandy, 12 June 1944. © IWM (TR 1838).]
Operations Neptune
D Day, June 6, 1944. Operation Neptune was
the seaborne/amphibious part of D Day, which was the
culmination of four years of planning and training under the
auspices of Combined Operations joint staff from the Army,
Navy and Air Force. Around 132,000 troops were
landed on the Normandy beaches by over 4,000 landing craft
on D Day but the total who completed landing craft training
at the No 1 Combined Training Centre. Inveraray was around
250,000... and there were many other training establishments
in Scotland and the south coast of England.
Landing Craft Assault
524 LCA Flotilla
524 LCA Flotilla took part in the "initial assault"
landings on Gold Beach on D-Day against heavily defended enemy positions. There
were 18 craft in the flotilla, 15 LCAs each carrying around 35 assault troops and 3 LCS (M)s
providing heavy machine gun cover.
All were
carried to Gold beach on their 'mother ship' the SS Empire Arquebus. This account explains
the experiences of both type of craft separately although, on
training exercises and operations, they operated closely as a single unit.
A fleet of
passing a
prior to
Several of
the LCAs
were from
the 524
Flotilla; 654,
926, 1009,
656 and
519 LCA Assault Flotilla
Leonard Albert King was just 20 years old
when he piloted
his flat bottomed Landing Craft Assault
(LCA) from his mother ship to the Normandy beaches early on D-Day
morning. Their small flotilla of six were amongst the very first to
land on D-Day to face enemy guns, mortars and shells. LCAs were small troop carrying craft usually
transported on mother
ships to within a few miles of the
landing beaches. At a predetermined time and place,
they were lowered
into the water with their crew of 4 and around
35 fully armed troops, to
make their way to the landing beaches.
Landing Craft Infantry
Landing Craft Infantry (Large) 502, carried 196 Officers and men
of the Durham Light Infantry to Gold Beach on D-Day, June 6th,
1944. The well planned and disciplined order fell into disrepair
as she and her sister craft approached the landing beach to chaotic
scenes. Despite this, 502 successfully disembarked her troops onto a
broached British LCT and hence onto the beach. They also rescued 27
stranded British sailors whose small landing craft from earlier landings
were lost. Unusually, this account includes photographs taken during the
actual landing. Based on the writings of
John P Cummer (Photo) including information from 502s Deck Log.
Landing Barge Kitchen
Barge Kitchen. When the enormous scale
and composition of the Normandy invasion
force became known, it was realised that many small craft, operating off
the landing beaches, would not be equipped with a galley to prepare their
own hot meals, or indeed any meals. The Landing Barge Kitchen was designed and
developed to satisfy the anticipated
[Photo; Crews of small craft lining up on the Landing Barge Kitchen for
the midday meal, served through a hatchway, while other craft wait their
turn to come alongside. © IWM (A 24017).]
They had a capacity to provide 1,600 hot meals
and 800 cold meals a day and operated like an amphibious fast food outlet
with unlimited parking! In this account we follow the history of the craft
from the Normandy beaches to its 21st century use, despite several
declarations along the way to 'retire' her. A remarkable Normandy
Support Landing Craft (Landing Craft Flak, Landing
Craft Gun & Landing Craft Rocket)
Landing Craft Support Squadron
The primary
task of support landing craft LCRs, LCGs & LCFs (Rocket, Gun and Flack) was to soften up
entrenched enemy positions on and near the beaches in advance of the
initial assault troops
landing. In the case of the rocket craft each launched hundreds of high
explosive rockets in rapid
sequence onto the landing beaches but all firing
ceased as the LCAs carrying the initial assault troops,
neared the beaches. The LCGs & LCFs, however, continued
to provide protective fire cover if the LCAs were attacked
from land, sea or air. Because they could operate close
inshore they also fired on targets identified by the LCA's
or the
advancing troops. The LCGs were described by the BBC as
"mini destroyers"! There are separate accounts of the 3
support craft on this landing craft support squadron page.
Landing Craft Gun
number 19, was a class of landing craft described by the BBC as "mini
destroyers". She
was equipped with two rapid fire pom-pom guns positioned aft on the port
and starboard sides of the bridge. They were manned by Naval seamen. The
heavy armament comprised two 4.7 inch Bofors guns, manned by Royal
Marine gunners and situated on the main gun deck. There were about 32-35
crew members, both Naval and Royal Marine seamen.
[Photo; LCG (L) 680 at sea was similar to LCG (L)19.
LCGs were converted landing craft
tank (LCTs) that provided supporting fire in the area of
landing beaches during amphibious assaults in WW2. They were capable of
disabling tanks, gun emplacements and other obstacles likely to oppose
or obstruct the progress of assault troops on and around the landing
beaches. It was home to
linesman, Harold Dilling, for over two years off North Africa, Sicily,
Italy and Yugoslavia.
Craft Flak (LCFs) were converted Landing Craft Tank (LCTs) with the front ramp
welded in position and the hold decked over as a platform for
anti-aircraft guns. There were a number of variants (Marks) but most
were around 150/200 ft long with a beam of around 30/40 ft. LCTs were designed to carry tanks and heavy transport while the LCFs were equipped with anti-aircraft guns to provide air cover for
the invasion fleet, particularly the troop carrying Landing Craft Assault (LCA)
flotillas, which were poorly equipped to defend themselves against air
attack. A light-hearted and humorous style belies the very dangerous
situations the author found himself in and the death and destruction he witnessed.
Landing Craft Tank (Rocket).
approaching enemy held landing beaches from the sea the initial assault troops
were likely to come under fire from machine guns, mortars, shells and snipers
and be confronted by a variety of beach obstacles, including mines.
There were other measures for dealing with the latter but blasting an
area of beach about 400 yards by 100 yards would degrade everything in
The more the enemy's defensive preparations and
communications were destroyed, disabled or
disrupted and the enemy troops manning their posts were disorientated, the
fewer casualties would be suffered by Allied troops in establishing their
beachheads To assist in
this, the
number of secret weapons
of which
was the
Landing Craft Tank (Rocket)
In just a few seconds, LCT (R)s could fire hundreds
rockets, each with the explosive value of a 6 inch shell. They were fired
onto the landing beaches
just ahead of the first wave of assault troops so accuracy in ranging and timing
was paramount to avoid self inflicted Allied casualties. This account is by
stoker Frank Woods, DSM, who served on LCT (R) 363.
[Photo of sister craft LCT (R) 334;
The deployment of British made
United States manned Landing Craft Tank (Rocket) vessels off Omaha, Utah and
Southern France
as told by
Lt Commander Carr who was in charge
of 14 such craft and their crews. After a
few months training in the USA with converted British Mark 3 LCTs, they shipped
to Scotland in November 1943. They were based at HMS Roseneath, known to them as
US Navy European 'Base II' in the River Clyde estuary, where their training
continued with the LCT (R)s they would take to war. The
British rocket craft were twice the size of their USA equivalents with
the capacity to launch over a thousand explosive
projectiles onto enemy held beaches just minutes ahead of the initial
assault troops landing. Ranging and timing were, therefore, vital to avoid Allied
casualties. The more the enemy's defensive preparations and
communications were destroyed, disabled or
disrupted and the enemy troops manning their posts were disorientated, the
fewer casualties would be suffered by Allied troops in establishing their
United States Landing Craft (Rocket)
439 - US LCT (R) 439, was a specialized landing craft which carried 2896 5 inch x 4
feet (127mm x 1.2m) explosive rockets, designed to soften up enemy coastal
defensive positions immediately prior to the landing of the initial assault
Her Commanding Officer was Lieutenant (jg) Elmer H Mahlin and his 2nd in Command
was Ensign George F Fortune, the author of the first part of the craft's
story. The second part gives the Commanding Officer's perspective as compiled by his
son, Stu from the contents of his father's old sea chest.
Landing Craft Mechanised/Personnel
601 LCM Flotilla
601 LCM (Landing Craft Mechanised) "Build-Up" Flotilla
comprised 16 identical
craft whose primary purpose was to
ferry supplies, ammunition,
fuel etc
from large vessels anchored several miles
offshore to the landing beaches. They did this for 6 weeks from D-Day
but their battle
with the elements had
more tragic consequences
than their battle with the enemy. They were on their way
home from Normandy when they encountered very rough weather. Most of the
craft were in rather poor condition by then and two
sank but the crews were
rescued by another LCM. However, any jubilation was short-lived since,
three hours later, it foundered as well. Only one man survived out of a
total complement of 32.
[Photo; A Landing Craft
Vehicle (Personnel).
Landing Craft Vehicle
(Personnel) 1228, was a relatively small flat bottomed boat with a
capacity to deliver a few vehicles or around 35 fully armed assault troops
or general supplies onto the landing beaches.
There were many hundreds of these craft deployed on D-Day, June 6th,
1944. 1228 was part of the 805 LCV(P) flotilla of 16 craft bound for
Gold beach. Her initial cargo was one hundred 5 gallon jerry cans of
petrol. The 3 man crew's concerns about the hazardous cargo, soon gave
way to survival strategies in the choppy waters of the English Channel.
1288 survived
a little over 24 hours.
Landing Craft Tank
LCT Squadron
This is an incisive, often amusing account of a
WW2 Landing
Craft Tank Squadron of around 50 LCTs and LCIs (Landing Craft Infantry),
written by its Commanding Officer shortly after the end of the war. The
story starts in the harsh, cold, winter of 1943/44 in the Moray Firth on
the north east coast of
Scotland and ends with the hazardous landings on the Normandy beaches on
D-Day, June 6, 1944. The story is told by the Flotilla's Lieutenant
Commander Maxwell O W Miller, RN, later Commander.
[Photo; LCT(4),
Landing Craft Tank 1319 (Mark 4). Similar to LCTs in Commander Millar's
squadron. © IWM (A 27907).]
Of his men he wrote; Elie Halévy, that great French historian of the British people, says somewhere,
that the most inexplicable thing about the British Navy is that its greatness
has been built up against a background of ill-used sailors, in ill-found ships,
commanded by the most undisciplined corps of officers that ever stepped a
quarterdeck. In the recent war, it was my good fortune to serve in Major Landing
Craft, the Tank and Infantry Landing Craft that bore the brunt of the
landings in France and Italy, and to command a squadron that would have
delighted Monsieur Halévy's historian's heart!
This Landing Craft
Tank was itself a veteran as she made ready to deliver the Canadian Fort
Garry Horse and their 5 Duplex Drive (DD) Sherman tanks to Juno Beach.
Incredibly, these tanks would disembark 2 or 3 miles from the beaches
and "swim" for the shore! LCT
saw action off
Dieppe, North Africa,
Sicily, Italy and Normandy. After such an illustrious wartime service,
the end came from a most unexpected source.
318 was built by the Teesside Bridge and Engineering Company and
launched on February 14, 1942.
[Photo; A Mark 3 LCT beached with ramp down. ©
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 4) 749 was in the first assault wave onto Gold Beach on D-Day
morning. 749 was part of the 28th LCT Flotilla 'D' LCT
Squadron. Her cargo included specially adapted tanks (known as Hobart's Funnies)
for the clearance of beach obstacles in advance of troop landings. This
was extremely hazardous work undertaken before enemy resistance had been cleared. Crew member,
Crew member, stoker Mountain, was
awarded the DSM (Distinguished Service Medal) for his cool conduct
under fire. This account was written by Commanding Officer,
Lieutenant Jack E Booker, RNVR.
Craft Tank 795. From early training to D-Day and beyond
seen through the eyes of the craft's electrician. The crew lived through
hazardous work off Normandy when they disembarked the USA's 531 Engineer
Shore Regiment onto Tare Green sector of Utah beach at H-Hour + 320
minutes; just before mid-day. The crew's safety and well-being depended
on each other and they bonded well as a team but that came to a sudden
and unexpected end. Their craft was unexpectedly written off during
repairs, while the crew were scattered to the four winds on home leave.
They were individually allocated to other duties and the author never
saw his shipmates again.
was a unit of the 38th Flotilla of
Assault Group S3, Support Squadron. Their primary task on
D-Day was to deliver a detachment of the 76th
Field Regiment and four of their self-propelled Priest 105mm
howitzers mounted on a Churchill tank chassis and two
half-track reconnaissance vehicles to Sword beach. The 24
guns carried by the flotilla fired on enemy positions from a
distance of 11,000 yards down to just 2,000 yards, when the
initial assault troops were about to land. Although official
records show 9 LCTs were in the flotilla, both accounts of
861 on D-Day record only 6. It's entirely possible 3 were loaned to
another support squadron.
On D-Day, Signalman Eric J Loseby served with His Majesty's Landing Craft Tank 821 of the
Flotilla of 'I' Squadron Landing Craft.
From training and over-wintering in the cold waters around Scotland's
north-eastern shores to undertaking running repairs while stranded on a
Normandy beach, there were many hardships and dangers from the natural
elements and the enemy. The common purpose
of these non specialised landing craft was to transport the Allied
armies, their weapons, equipment and supplies across the English Channel
to the landing beaches and on the return to southern England to
transport prisoners of war (PoWs) and wounded troops.
HMLCT 980 survived the D-Day landings and a subsequent return
visits to the Normandy beaches after which she became part of another
flotilla in readiness for any future landings that might arise. That
came in early November 1944 in the form of the much more arduous
landings on the island of Walcheren in the River Scheldt estuary. She
survived that too and after a stay in Ostend returned to the UK where
she was assessed as just seaworthy but beyond economical repair. She was
ordered to moor on the River Thames where she was de-masted and
ridiculed by punks who missed the draft because of their age. Revenge,
when it came was sweet but their return journey down the Thames was a
sad time for their once proud small craft of the Royal Navy
Midshipman, John Mewha of LCT (5) 2304 often wondered what became
of the men of the US 238 Engineering Combat Battalion (ECB) that his LCT
delivered to Utah Beach on the morning of D-Day, June 6, 1944. Sixty one
years later, through Tony Chapman,
archivist and historian of the LST & Landing Craft Association,
John Mewha was reunited with former Lieutenant, Ernest C James of
Company A, 238 Engineer Combat Battalion. Under their commanding
officer, Captain Richard Reichmann, the ECB men were shipped to Utah
beach by LCT (5) 2304. A UK Landing Craft Tank
carrying US Engineers to a US landing beach. Both Midshipman Mewha and
Lieutenant James left a record of their memories of that fateful day.
the men who crewed landing craft in WW2, one son recently described them as a
"bunch of crazies" such
were the remarkable stories told by his dad - stories that have been
validated time and again by the content of this website. He continued
"But I'm PROUD my DAD was one of them!"
No one would disagree with that respectful and loving sentiment.
restoration of Landing Craft Tank 7074 - the only 2nd World War LCT
survivor in the UK, will be
completed in 202. She will be placed alongside the
D Day Story on the seafront at
Southsea. It will be a jaw dropping experience for all who see her and
humbling to learn about its young crew and the vital, hazardous work they
Royal Navy Signalman, Mike Crumpton
was a late addition to the crew of LCT 2331 in April 1944. Come D-Day,
they successfully disembarked USA Army
Lt George Worth commanding the 1st Platoon of
Company B of 238 Engineer Combat Battalion with his men and vehicles...
but in the wrong place! The shared experience of the crew of 2331 during
the following 6 weeks when they simply vanished from official records,
is unbelievable, even in the fog of war. No one they were in contact with saw it as their duty
to inform the authorities of the whereabouts of 2331 or the state of
health and wellbeing of her crew. Mike's frantic mother had made enquiries
but after D-Day nothing was known. Read this remarkable and fascinating
story of service to the Allied cause under the most difficult
circumstances imaginable.
Flotilla 814 Landing Craft Vehicle (Personnel)
"Build-Up" Flotilla comprised 16 identical craft whose primary task was
the transport of men from large troop carrying ships anchored a few
miles off shore to the landing beaches. On D-Day, Royal Marine, Roy
Nelson, was a crew member on LCV (P) 1155 aboard a Landing Ship
Tank (LST) for the journey across the English Channel to the landing beaches of
Normandy. 7 of the 16 craft in the flotilla were subsequently recorded as war losses
and two Royal Marines from the flotilla were killed. Their Commonwealth
War Grave Commission records were corrected as a result of information
gleaned during the preparation of this account.
Landing Ship Infantry
Empire Battleaxe
The SS
Empire Battleaxe was one of 12 or so bearing the
'Empire' name. She was built in the USA to an original
British design but modified and adapted for her new role as
a troop carrier. The most obvious modifications were the use
of diesel power in place of steam and welded plate
construction instead of rivets. Both reduced the time taken
in construction and fitting out - important attributes for
the urgently required, so called liberty ships, provided by
the Americans under the lend/lease scheme.
[Photo; HMS Empire Battleaxe, Landing Ship Infantry
(Large), August 1, 1944, Greenock. ©
The 'Empire' ships were built
to carry eighteen Landing Craft Assault (LCAs) and to
accommodate about one thousand troops. They had a speed of
14 knots. Some of the ships had provision for an additional
landing craft, usually an LCM (Landing Craft Medium),
capable of transporting vehicles to the beaches.
HMS Glenearn
HMS Glenearn was a Landing Ship
Infantry (Large), LSI (L). The purpose of this class of vessel was to carry
large numbers of fully armed
troops and the Landing Craft Assault (LCAs) that would carry them on the last few miles to the landing beaches. The LSI (L)s are often referred to as 'mother
ships' because of their 'brood' of LCAs, 24 in the case of the Glenearn,
all securely fixed to davits ready to be lowered, fully laden, into the water like a
modern lifeboat. Since an LCA typically carried around 35 fully armed troops and some craft would
return for a second load of troops, the Glenearn could carry around 1,500
men. She was a converted 16 knot cargo liner of about 10,000 tons and a D-Day
veteran that also saw service in the Pacific theatre.
HMS Royal Ulsterman
was a WW2 troop carrying ship called a Landing
Ship Infantry (Hand Hoisting) or LSI (H). Its purpose was to carry
large numbers of fully armed
troops and the Landing Craft Assault (LCAs) they would use to travel the last few miles to the landing beaches. LSIs are often referred to as 'mother
ships' because of their 'brood' of LCAs, 6 in the case of the Royal Ulsterman,
all securely fixed to hand operated davits ready to be lowered, fully laden,
into the water. She was an ex English Channel ferry and saw action
off North Africa, Pantellaria, Sicily, Italy and Normandy.
Landing Ship Tank
HMS Misoa
Requisitioned from
the shallow waters of
Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo in South America, Misoa saw service off
N Africa, Pantellaria, Sicily, Italy and Normandy. These
are the wartime memories of a young Royal Navy seaman who served on
her. Although his ship didn't have the sleek lines and style of
a cruiser, she came through many hazardous actions, relatively unscathed.
She was regarded as a lucky ship since the only bomb to hit her failed
to explode. As the crew were dispersed in April/May of 1945 as Misoa lay
off Inveraray in Scotland, there was a sense amongst the crew that a
great adventure had finally come to an end.
This was a large landing craft
around 400 feet long and 50 wide with a capacity of around 1500 tons. There
were a number of variants of this class of vessel which carried tanks,
lorries, heavy equipment, supplies and troops. Its draft was 11 ft aft and 4
ft forward making it possible to land directly onto unimproved beaches. It
was armed with a variety of 40mm, 20mm and machine guns. It carried its own
40 ton crane for loading/unloading and was akin to a RoRo ferry but with
only one ramp.
45 (RM) Commando
The landings on the beaches of Normandy and the immediate aftermath are
brought together with the story of Marine, Bernard Charles Sydney
Fenton. It covers the early years of 45 Royal Marine Commando and draws
heavily on the official publication 'The Story of 45 Royal Marine
Commando' written by the 45's officers and published privately for
members of the unit and their relatives.
[Photo; Men of 45 (RM) Commando, 1st
Special Service Brigade
in high spirits as they prepare to embark for the invasion, 3 June 1944.
Lance Corporal
H E Harden, VC, is in the right foreground.
Front lines were often unclear and transient as troops on both sides
moved around the contested area. This is graphically illustrated in the
detailed descriptions of the many actions 45 Commando was involved in.
Royal Air Servicing Commandos
Recruited from RAF service personnel by
notices posted at RAF Stations.. 'Volunteers wanted in all trades for
units to be formed to service aircraft under hazardous conditions.'
the Allies advanced from Normandy towards Germany air strips close to
the front line were required for use by the RAF to service, refuel and
maintain operational aircraft. The volunteers were trained to defend
themselves and to protect their valuable supplies and equipment against
enemy attack.
[Photo right; Mechanics of No 3206 Servicing Commando RAF garner wheat for
collection and removal from a dispersal area needed for aircraft at B5/Le-Fresne Camilly,
Normandy. Behind them, armourers attend to a Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX (ZF-B
MK940) of No 308 Polish Fighter Squadron.
units were formed, each commanded by an engineering officer and usually
with an armament officer and an adjutant. Each unit comprised about 150
men organised into four flights similar to army platoons. There was a
flight sergeant with corporals as section leaders. A sergeant was
responsible for each trade such as engine, airframe and armourers.
Canada's Beach Commando
The story of Canada's 'W' Commandos from training in Scotland
to the Normandy beaches on D-Day and beyond.
W Commando were Canada's Beach Commandos. They were specially trained
Commandos to create and maintain order on Juno Beach during the Normandy
landings. Such was the uncertainty of what they would have to deal with they
were trained in chemical warfare, clearing beach obstacles with explosives
and even driving Sherman tanks! However, their main task was to keep the
movement of men, machines and supplies flowing smoothly across the beach
area to the front line.
Radar, Communications & Intelligence
HQ Ships In WW2, Headquarters Ships and HQ Assault
ships shared the task of implementing the detailed plans for large
scale amphibious landings on enemy held beaches. They also monitored the
progress of these plans and adjusted them in the light of experience and circumstances. In modern parlance, they were floating
Command and Control Centres with enormous capacity to communicate with
aircraft, other ships, home shore establishments and units operating in the
battlegrounds. They worked closely with the FDTs.
Fighter Direction Tenders
Fighter Direction
Tenders were, in conjunction with their HQ ships, floating command and control centres which
bristled with antenna and aerials for radar, communications and
intelligence gathering purposes. They were the eyes and ears for the
large scale invasion forces off the beaches of Normandy in June of
1944. They extended the cover provided by shore based radar and
communications on the south coast of England well into enemy occupied
France. There were 3 Fighter Direction Tenders designated FDT 13, 216
& 217. After about 3 weeks, the two survivors were withdrawn as land
based mobile radar units were established in France.
LST 216, converted to FDT (Fighter Director Tender) in coastal waters off
216 by a
Leading Aircraftsman
This page
is based on the diary of
LAC, Leslie Armitage, who served on Fighter Direction Tender (FDT) 216 off the American beaches of Utah and
Omaha. It covers only 10 days from June 5, 1944 because
a further 22 days went down with the ship! On July 7, FDT 216 was hit by
a torpedo, turned turtle and was deliberately sunk because she was a
hazard to shipping. By then, her vital work was almost over as mobile
land based radar units established themselves in Normandy.
Others Not Mentioned Elsewhere
Coastal Command were not, of course, part
of Combined Operations but, on and around D-Day, they played a vital
role in support of the invasion fleet. German submarines (U Boats) were
known to be concentrated in French ports and they were expected to
attack the invasion fleet particularly on the approaches to, and in, the
western side of the English Channel. Coastal Command's planes were
equipped with radar and depth charges. Their
task was to cover every part of the 'Operation Cork' area from southern Ireland to
the mouth of the Loire, 20,000 square miles, every 30 minutes, day and
night for an indefinite period... and it wasn't by accident that the
interval was 30 minutes! These are one pilot's recollections.
Mulberry Harbours
The Allies needed secure sheltered harbour
facilities within days of the Normandy landings to supply their
advancing forces until were captured and made usable. How did they
erect two harbours, each the size of Dover, in just a few days in
wartime, when Dover took 7 years to construct in peacetime? It was a
civil engineering project of immense size and complexity. Such was
Churchill's annoyance at what he perceived to be slow progress, that
he indulged his frustration in a terse signal to Mountbatten
on the 30th May, 1942...
for use on beaches.
They must float up and down with the tide. The anchor problem must be
mastered. Let me have the best solution worked out. Don't argue the
matter. The difficulties will argue for themselves."
The Pipe Line
Under The Ocean, was
a storage, pumping and pipeline distribution network in southern/central
England, designed to supply petrol to the Allied armies in France, as
they advanced towards Germany. This page tells the story of the planning, development, testing
and installation of the 21 pipelines across the English Channel and the contribution of PLUTO to
the war effort.
A fine collection of heartfelt poems
mostly about the Normandy landings on D Day and the Commando Memorial at Spean
Bridge, near Fort William, Scotland.
RAF Air Sea Rescue
For five specially selected crews serving in the
RAF Air Sea Rescue Service, D Day found them holding predetermined
positions some miles off the Normandy beaches. Inexplicably, their
orders told them to switch on their searchlights shortly before
Heavy aircraft were soon heard overhead carrying
thousands of paratroops behind enemy lines. They were guided by the
searchlights acting as navigational beacons! The Air Sea Rescue crews
knew nothing in advance of this small but vitally important task. Later,
they resumed their normal duties patrolling the waters off the coast of
north west France in search of downed airmen.
Royal Observer Corp Seaborne Ops
The 796 civilian
personnel from the ROC, were not formally attached to Combined
Operations, although their curious uniforms had aspects of all three
This created the unique spectacle of civilians in RAF blue uniforms,
with Army black berets serving as Royal Navy Senior NCOs!
On board ships on D-Day and beyond, they identified approaching aircraft as friend or foe,
for the information of gunners. This, potentially, would reduce friendly
fire incidents while increasing the number of enemy aircraft downed.
D Day Combined Ops (RN) Signaller
My dad, Ralph
Matthews, was from Shildon, County Durham. In early 1944, as a Senior
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|Area: Crystal Mountain
|Hike Type: Dog-friendly
|Pass: Northwest Forest Pass
|Distance: 9.5 mi RT
|Duration: 4-5 hrs
|Difficulty Level: Strenuous
|Elevation Start: 4,015
|Elevation End: 6,848
|Elevation Gain: 3,122
|Snow-Free: July – Oct
One of the most idyllic hikes anywhere is to the top of Norse Peak, offering lovely alpine meadows, lakes, and scenic beauty all within a virtual stone's thrown of civilization, namely Crystal Mountain Ski Area. While you can see the ski slopes from some vantage points along the way, there are other places where you are alone with nature and the aesthetic charm of the surrounding vistas. You could easily imagine you're hundreds of miles from any evidence of humanity.
On this particular day, we couldn't tell it was September on Norse Peak. The meadows were still green and higher trails bordered with wildflowers. Only hellebore at higher elevations was tinged with autumn gold and we even found columbine blooming along shady stretches of the trail. Another plus – biting insects are dying off and shouldn't be much of a problem for the rest of the season. Even with a light dusting of snow, this is a trail you can often enjoy through mid to late October.
Overall the Norse Peak trail is in great condition. Finding the trailhead however, is a bit tricky. As of September 2011, there is no sign for the trailhead plus the road number for Forest Service Road No. 410 (where the hike begins) is hidden by vegetation. Keep in mind, this also means this trail is less well known than many others and on busy summer weekends in the national park, few people come to this area to hike even though the meadows are as lovely and the views of Mt. Rainier as stunning.
Per the map (Green Trails No. No. 271 – Bumping Lake, WA) we initially parked at the junction of Forest Service Road No. 410 and Crystal Mountain Road but noted there was little room to turn around. Better: park beside Crystal Mountain Road (that is probably what the forest service would prefer). Road No. 410 is where the hike begins. Look carefully; there is a sign for the road number but it is obscured by vegetation. After figuring out where to park, we walked up Forest Service Road 410 and through an open gate – shortly beyond is a brown, blank signboard (left). Though not designated as such, this is the trail – turn uphill onto the well-traveled path.
The morning was already unseasonably warm and we were grateful for shade and a cool breeze along the trail. As we continued we enjoyed sneak previews of Mount Rainier through the trees and views of Crystal Mountain and the Crystal Mountain Ski Resort. We passed a few sections of old trail that were signed "closed for restoration". At about two miles (5,890 feet) we reached the trail junction for Goat Lake (left; N 46° 58′ 01″, W 121° 28′ 00″) indicated by a large, hand-painted sign (the only sign we saw the rest of the hike).
Forest, small meadows and switchbacks with views held our interest and as we gained elevation meadows began to predominate on ever-steeper terrain. Some meadows were fresh and green, others tinged with copper and gold, indicating autumn's approach though many wildflowers still bloomed, seemingly oblivious to the changing season.
As the terrain opened up we could see a pyramid-shaped high point coming into view that I recognized from previous hikes. Soon the trail broke out into the open along the crest of a ridge and from that point it was mostly a walk in the sky as the trail followed the ups and downs of the topography. Did I mention the views? This is high country at its best. With ups and downs we reached an obvious trail junction at a saddle though it was not signed as such. At this saddle the Norse Peak trail (No. 1191) drops steeply down to Big Crow Basin (left; N 46° 57′ 37″, W 121° 27′ 31″) and the trail to Norse Peak becomes the Norse Peak View Trail No. 1911.1 and continues following the ridge-crest. The views from this saddle are spectacular but if you want to get to Norse Peak you'll have to hike a little further. We guarantee the views are such you won't mind.
The views improve every step of the way and there is much to see: a cluster of white snags straddle the ridge that seem to reach imploringly to the sky and clumps of late-summer flowers clinging to crevices in the rocks.
We passed by other closed-off sections of the old trail – and then coming into view directly ahead was the summit of Norse Peak. From the distance it's not as imposing a summit as other high points along the crest, but the views keep growing. A little further along, the trail wraps around the end of the ridge where there is a view of Basin Lake (5,800 feet) before the trail climbs through a short forested section to the summit at 6,848 feet.
At the summit is a circular rock ring, just about the right size to pitch a tent. While there are no longer traces of the lookout there are good views of Mount Rainier on a clear day. Haze from forest fires made it difficult to take a good photograph of Mount Rainier on that day, so we focused on wildflowers and views closer at hand.
There were no biting insects to contend with so we languished on the summit, trying to identify the yellow flowers that were blooming there. The air was a sweet mix of pine, meadows and the scent of musk – elk were nearby though we did not see any.
On our way back we dawdled, stopping for more views of Basin Lake and from the ridge-crest a panorama of meadows with the colorful swirl of peaks, ridges and valleys in the distance. We met only two hikers the entire day, rather surprising given the generous views this trail affords.
We made good time retracing our steps though admittedly the last stretch of the trail back to the car was dusty and felt interminable. As much as we hated to leave, we were looking forward to the cooler with cold water in the car and a package of chocolate candy that wouldn't melt before we could eat it.
To get there from Enumclaw: drive east on State Highway 410 about 33 miles to Crystal Mountain Road and turn left. Continue about three miles to Forest Service Road No. 410 and park on the east (right) side of Crystal Mountain Road. The trail (No. 1191) starts on the west side. The trailhead (left) is about 500 feet up the forest service road.
– Karen Sykes, Visit Rainier Hiking Expert
|Starting Point: 46.96227, -121.48000000000002
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VC Investment in Boulder-Denver Area Companies Climbs to $111M in Q2
Accera, a pharmaceutical developer based in Broomfield that's developing an Alzheimer's-fighting shake, led the pack of Colorado companies that received venture capital in the second quarter.
Yes, you read that right.
Well, actually Accera makes an FDA-approved food additive that patients take daily to slow the progression of Alzeheimer's symptoms. The "medical food" product, known as Axona, is a powder that can be mixed with food and drinks, and when mixed with water it looks a lot like a milkshake. The company also develops drugs for other neurodegenerative diseases.
So, back to the VC data. Accera's $35 million was the biggest of 21 deals totaling $110.5 million that VC firms made with companies in the Boulder-Denver area during the second quarter. That's according to the MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, which is based on data provided by Thomson Reuters.
The second quarter was better than the first, when 16 companies in the region raised $77 million. However, Q2 of 2012 was a lot better, when VCs poured $159.9 million into local companies.
Big money was flowing into the area, but most of it went in other directions, like toward Rally Software's (NYSE: RALY) $84 million IPO and Fusion-IO's ((NYSE: FIO) $119 million purchase of NexGen Storage.
An increase in the number of IPOs and successful exists is being seen nationwide, according to Mark McCafferty of PricewaterhouseCoopers. While that obviously benefits VCs, it also creates a dynamic that benefits seed-stage and early-stage companies because VCs are putting more money into startups.
"The increase in early stage investing is an encouraging sign that entrepreneurs with innovative ideas can get the funding they need to succeed," McCafferty said. "As the exit window continues to open, we'll continue to see VCs shifting their focus back to companies in the earlier stages of development."
More national data and industry-specific breakdowns can be found in this overview by Xconomy's Bruce Bigelow.
Here's a list of the top local five deals for the quarter, along with descriptions of the companies.
–Accera raised $35 million. As mentioned earlier, the Broomfield biotech develops treatments for degenerative neurological conditions like Alzheimer's. Nestle Health Science, a subsidiary of the international food-maker Nestle, and Inventages Venture Capital are Accera's major investors.
–DataLogix raised $25 million. The Westminster-based company creates huge databases of consumer purchasing data that brands use to target customers. Datalogix also has a partnership with Facebook to improve the social network's ad platform by linking it to consumer data compiled by Datalogix. See this Xconomy story on DataLogix for more details.
–Lanx raised $6.4 million. Lanx develops devices and instruments surgeons use during spinal fusion surgery. Lanx is focusing on gaining ground in the market for tools used in minimally invasive procedures. Its headquarters are in Broomfield.
–Symplified raised $5.4 million. The Boulder-based company is developing cloud-based single sign on and identity access management technology.
–LinkSmart raised $5 million. LinkSmart, also in Boulder, helps online publishers generate revenue by monetizing hyperlinks and using them to drive traffic to high-value parts of their sites. The company was profiled in Xconomy this spring.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
It's Not Funny, How we don't Talk Anymore
These commercials would be mildly amusing if we didn't know that the situations depicted are the future according to cell phone companies. This is what they want- nobody actually interacting except through their phones, much more texting than talking, the bastardization of the English language into a dumbed-down version more "suitable" for texting (George Orwell's Newspeak coming to a home near you, before you know it, and don't even try to fight back against it,) and anyone who complains being painted as the shrewish harpy who Just Doesn't Get It.
We're used to the kids being total "Oh fuck off, mom, I'm busy" dickweeds, so that's not really all that "funny" anymore. But what could be MORE ROTFLMAO than GRANDMA texting away and talking back to her daughter in teenspeak? (I couldn't bring myself to read the YouTube comments. I'm sure this commercial is EPIC with that crowd.)
So take a good look at your future, America: Everyone you know, bent over their cell phones, texting away and acting really annoyed and put-out should you make any effort in engaging them in conversation. The Big Phone Bill excuse is no longer a valid reason to try to steer your family from something other than using their damned phones (oh the horror!) because our Helpful Phone Companies now provide Unlimited Talk and Text. So it's all on you- if you question the need to play with these little toys constantly, you're going to have to be the Big Heavy, discussing lame things like Family Time and Addictive Behavior. What a bring down. Be prepared to have your status as your son's 1,178th Facebook Friend threatened.
Yes, we have seen the future. And man, is it ugly. But at least it doesn't come with a big phone bill.
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Can't you just imagine the retirement village someday when all of today's kids grow old-- with all these little old people texting one another? Of course, none of them will LOOK old by then with all the Botox and plastic surgery.ReplyDelete
I wonder if that will happen- or by the time this generation hits fifty or so, the thrill of using cell phones for everything will have worn out. It used to be impossible for me to take walks without my Walkman radio, now very often I leave my XM at home and just stroll with my thoughts. One can hope.ReplyDelete
I walked through a Norfolk, Virginia mall yesterday. It was very crowded, and I couldn't help but note that the VAST majority of the employees I saw at the kiosks and in the stores were on their cell phones, either talking or texting.ReplyDelete
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Of course, the majority of people I saw walking in the mall were also constantly on their phones, so...
It's sad when Wilbur Weston is a voice crying out in the wilderness (of Santa Royale).ReplyDelete
I was thinking about this particular entry today; that's because I was taking a walk on a nice late winter afternoon thinking to myself that it's kite weather before reminding myself that very few children actually fly kites these days. Most of them are either inside playing Warcraft or wandering around with their eyes glued to one of these gizmos. And people wonder why I'm such a gloomy guy.ReplyDelete


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by Grace Young
In a few days I will go home to celebrate Chinese New Years with my mother and family. Mama is 88 years old, extremely frail and has dementia. If you ask her what should be served for Chinese New Years she can no longer tell you. If you ask her for her signature steamed bass with scallions and ginger, a dish she insisted on serving every year for 50 years because it symbolizes good fortune, she cannot tell a thing. All of that knowledge, tradition, and food memory is lost.
In her prime Mama was obsessed with eating well, in particular, her beloved Cantonese homestyle dishes. In the mid-1990s I made many trips to cook with Mama. She was in her 70s and was an extraordinary home cook. As I recorded the recipes and family stories I decided it was important to turn this into a cookbook so that future generations would not lose the traditions. In 1999, Simon & Schuster published my memoir cookbook, The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen.
In the last few years I have been cooking my mother's Chinese New Year's feast for her. It's odd and wonderful to open the cookbook to the chapter on Chinese New Years to find all the recipes for her menu are there. When she sees the dishes and tastes the food her face lights up in delight, awakening the food memories buried in her. In a million years I never dreamed I would give her cooking back to her.
Sometimes I wonder if any medical studies were conducted to show the connection between food and memory. In 2003, when my mother was 77 she suffered a stroke. When I arrived at the hospital she was unable to speak. I watched her poke at the ghastly meatloaf and mashed potatoes she was served. After a day of helplessly watching Mama in her diminished state, I drove home and made one of her favorite dishes, a stir-fry of chicken, shiitake mushrooms, and ginger that is finished cooking over steaming hot rice in a pot. I made a small portion and brought the piping saucepan into her hospital room. As I entered the room I could tell Mama recognized the familiar aroma. She devoured the entire meal.
On February 18th, to properly start the Year of the Ram, I will cook Mama's traditional Chinese New Year's feast. We will have stir-fried clams in black bean sauce, poached chicken with ginger sauce, stir-fried snow pea shoots, glazed roast squab, stir-fried garlic lettuce, oyster vegetable lettuce wraps, Buddha's Delight, and steaming hot rice. And we will finish the meal with a steamed sea bass. It is essential to prepare more than enough fish, so that some of it remains on the plate at the close of the New Year's Eve dinner. This symbolizes taking a reserve of food, or surplus, into the New Year.
I think my mother's story is a reminder that if your family has great recipes and stories you should learn them from the older generation to preserve them to preserve your culinary legacy. Someday these recipes could be the one link to reach our loved ones.
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While only rarely reflecting explicitly on liturgy, French philosopher Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) gave sustained attention to several themes pertinent to the interpretation of worship, including metaphor, narrative, subjectivity, and memory. Inspired by his well-known aphorism, "The symbol gives rise to thought," Liturgical Theology after Schmemann offers an original exploration of the symbolic world of the Byzantine Rite, culminating in a Ricoeurian analysis of its Theophany "Great Blessing of Water."
The book examines two fundamental questions: 1) what are the implications of the philosopher's oeuvre for liturgical theology at large? and (2) how does the adoption of a Ricoeurian hermeneutic shape the study of a particular rite? Taking the seminal legacy of Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann (1921-1983) as its point of departure, Butcher contributes to the renewal of contemporary Eastern Christian thought and ritual practice by engaging a spectrum of current theological and philosophical conversations.


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Finding Langston
Lesa Cline-Ransome, Author
Holiday House, Fiction, Aug. 14, 2018
Pages: 108
Suitable for Ages: 8-12
Themes: Loss, Single-parent families, Moving, Bullying, Poetry, the Great Migration, Chicago, History
Opening: "Never really thought much about Alabama's red dirt roads, but now, all I can think about is kicking up their dust."
Synopsis: Eleven-year-old Langston is a long way from Alabama. After his mother dies in 1946, and he and his father move to Chicago's Bronzeville. Langston must leave behind everything that he cherishes — his family, friends, Grandma's Sunday suppers, the red clay and the magnolia trees his mama loved so much. He misses the slow pace of life at home and how he could take his time walking home before he starts his chores.
Bronzeville is noisy. Their kitchenette apartment is just a lonely room with two beds, a table and chairs and a hot plate. Dinner is what daddy brings home and throws into a pot. At night, the sounds are loud. People talk loudly on stoops, music blares from radios, and huge rats run down the hallways. At school, Langston is teased for being too country and three boys bully him after school. But his new home has something his old home didn't have: the George Cleveland Hall Library that welcomes the community, black and white.
The library becomes a refuge from the bullies and a place where Langston joyfully discovers another Langston, a poet whose words are powerful and speak to him of home. With the help of a kind librarian, he reads all of Langston Hughes' poetry, discovers the power of words and is transported. A neighbor, who is a teacher, also introduces Langston to other black poets. Through poetry Langston begins to understand his mother, uncovers one of her secrets and finds healing through his namesake.
Why I like this book:
There is so much beauty in Lesa Cline-Ransome's coming of age novel. Langston will melt your heart as he deals with loss and loneliness, and struggles to find his voice through words and poetry. It is an inspiring story that is relevant today.
The story also gives readers insight into the Great Migration of black families in search of better jobs in larger cities, like Chicago and New York. They leave behind a slower-paced life and close family relationships, to live in sub-standard housing in noisy, concrete cities.
The chapters are short, the narrative is strong and the writing is lyrical. The plot is compelling and there are themes that will spark important discussions among teens and adults. This is an important book to add to any classroom curriculum.
Favorite lines: Langston's first visit to a public library.
I trace the letters on the covers of each and stop. One has my name. I pull it out and open to the first page.
I pick up my life
And take it with me
And I put it down in
Chicago, Detroit,
Buffalo, Scranton.
Feels like reading words from my heart. (Pg. 21-22)
Lesa Cline-Ransome is best known for her award-winning picture books. Her most recent book, Before She Was Harriet, is illustrated by her husband, James Ransome, received six starred reviews, a Christopher Award, a Coretta Scott King Honor Award for illustration, and a nomination for a NAACP Image Award. Finding Langston is her first novel. Visit the author at her website.
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By Diane Rapaport
Virtually every town in America and Canada has at least one artist or band that puts out their own CDs. Artists with local and regional followings can sell as many as 5000 recordings a year at performances;; artists with followings in several states can sell many more recordings.
Record labels that focus on particular genres of music can have gross incomes of up to several million dollars a year. According to SoundScan, sales of indie recordings in the United States accounts for over a billion dollars annually or approximately 15% of the sales of all recorded product.
The actual income generated by sales of indie recordings may be much higher. Many indies do not bar code their recordings because they sell them at performances, by mail order to fans and on the Internet. And, SoundScan statistics do not include sales generated in many nonrecord retail stores.
If you add consumer purchases of concert tickets for indie performances and sales of promotional merchandise, it is easy to realize why independent recording is a multi-billion dollar industry.
Other benefits for indie artists and labels:
- Training Ground for Major Labels.
Artists, such as Loreena McKennitt, bands like Pearl Jam, and whole labels, such as Windham Hill and Interscope have signed deals with major labels. Indie labels have spurred major labels into marketing genres of music they previously spurned, such as hip-hop and Latin.
- Control of their Careers.
Artists that make and sell their own recordings profit from their careers, without surrendering their passion and artistic control.
- Revitalization of Regional Economies.
Indie labels hire employees, contract services from local vendors and buy or rent musical and audio equipment from local retailers. As artists expand sales beyond their communities, they import money, which further increases the community's economic base.
Indies Under Siege
For all its successes, the indie record industry is increasingly under siege.
- Competition for the Leisure Dollar
Consumers are bombarded with advertising, largely from business giants, for an array of entertainment and leisure products, which compete for their leisure dollars. Indie recordings have difficulty competing for consumer attention.
- Control of Access to Popular Media
The large conglomerates that own major labels, television networks, popular magazines, publishing companies and many heavily trafficked Internet sites are exercising increasing control over popular entertainment media. Many people are exposed only to the music and videos that these conglomerates own.
- Retail Store Consolidation.
The increasing consolidation of retail stores and the loss of mom-and-pop stores make it difficult for indie artists to have their products available. Moreover, major labels pay stores for floor, wall and bin space and for selections featured in listening booths and in-store play. Few indies can afford to pay the prices.
The Internet: A New Ally
The Internet is an ideal medium for serving niche interests. Accessibility to hundreds of genres feeds a public that is increasingly interested in music that is not available on popular, large entertainment mediums. Although there is a great deal of hope that the Internet will compensate for the increasing consolidation of retail stores and radio stations and help indies expose and sell their music, there are some potential pitfalls.
The proliferation of Web sites means that indie artists and labels must find methods for getting people to them and returning. The competition for audience share and the increasing presence and dominance of large Web sites by entertainment conglomerates does not make this an easy task for indies. Their sites can easily get lost in cyberspace.
Indie labels have spurred a music renaissance and revitalized music by enriching and widening the spectrum that is available to the public. The advantages that indies have are their decentralization, flexibility and small scales of operation. While the major label industry continues to homogenize and narrow its focus to only a few musical genres, the independent label industry has diversity, passion, vitality and creativity.
Nevertheless, new strategies must be adopted to maintain and increase the gains indies have made. By taking steps to counter the new challenges that confront them, independent bands and artists can continue to prosper.
Excerpted from Diane Rapaports book, A Music Business Primer, published by Prentice Hall. © 2003 by Diane Rapaport. The book is available on Amazon.com and at major book stores. www.dianerapaport.com
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Thanks to a BuzzFeed FOIA filing (Freedom of Information Act), thousands of Fauci emails dealing with his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic have been released
Clearing of the Tabs…6/2/21
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Clearing of the Tabs…5/27/21
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Clearing of the Tabs…5/26/21
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UK Government accused of using Fear as a Behavioral Weapon on its Citizens during the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Introducing Mark Brewer
Sunday, February 28th from 2pm to 3.30pm
Mark is a New Zealander living in the Hutt Valley, Science fiction author of the Regan's Reach series.
He enjoys exploring story lines and seeing where it all ends up.
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63,700 original miles ... Light Driftwood metallic ... Leather interior ... Sunroof ... Aluminum alloy wheels ... 5.7 Liter V-8 ... Trailer towing package ... Fully loaded ...
Long before the advent of mini-vans and SUVs, American families relied on another form of transportation to meet their needs—the venerable station wagon. Whether it was carrying the little league team to practice, or hauling lumber from the hardware store for weekend projects, the station wagon was the car to get the job done. And there was no more luxurious and comfortable wagon than Buick's top-of-the-line Roadmaster Estate Wagon. If you could afford a Cadillac, but needed a station wagon, this was your car of choice.
This gorgeous eight passenger 1995 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon is finished in Light Driftwood Metallic and is complemented by a Light Beige leather interior. Further enhancing the exterior is its simulated wood paneling, which is in excellent condition. Aluminum alloy wheels and a rear passenger sunroof, complete with sun shades, give this wagon added distinction. Its luggage rack, third rear seat and 2-way tailgate offer additional practicality. You will also appreciate this car's long list of comfort and convenience items, including the following:
All power options work as they should, but the air conditioning does not currently blow ice cold.
Powered by a 5.7 liter V-8 engine with sequential fuel injection and factory dual exhaust, this wagon has power to spare. It is also equipped with an optional limited slip differential and trailer towing package. Having only 63,700 original miles, this car runs and drives as well as it looks.
Having spent all but one year of its life in Texas, this car has never seen a northern winter, and shows only minimal wear of the interior and exterior. In 2009, this car competed in the International Station Wagon Show and was judged for its interior, exterior, wheels and tires, chassis and engine compartment, and received 303 points out of a possible 325. It has only seen light pleasure use since that time.
A two family owned car, this wagon's rarity is not only by virtue of being well equipped and low mileage, but by extremely low production figures. According to documentation from the Lead Archivist from the GM Media Archive/GM Heritage Center, this wagon was one of only 5,577 Roadmaster Wagons produced in 1995. This documentation, as well as International Station Wagon Show judging sheet, dealer invoice, maintenance records, and 1995 Buick sales brochure will be included with sale.
If a rare and beautifully maintained low mileage wagon is what you desire, this Roadmaster Estate Wagon is for you!


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UPDATE (8/28/19 10:13 p.m.):
According to USA Today, a second death at the VA in Clarksburg has been confirmed a homicide after autopsies.
Sources said that George Nelson Shaw, Sr., 81, is the second victim of the suspicious deaths.
Sen. Joe Manchin discussed that the pre-cursor of U.S army sergeant Felix K. Mcdermott, the first death, and the investigation began with concerns raised last year.
ORIGINAL (August 23, 2019 2:44 p.m.):
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – A lawyer representing the estate of a U.S. Army veteran who died from low blood sugar while at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg has filed a notice of claim with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, alleging that the veteran died as a result of homicide. The claim also alleges that nine to 10 other patients died at the VA under similar circumstances.
Tony O'Dell, an attorney with Tiano O'Dell in Charleston, filed the claim this week on behalf of Melanie Proctor, who is the daughter of Ret. Sgt. Felix Kirk McDermott and the administratrix of his estate.
The following information comes from the claim filed this week, which you can read in its entirety here.
McDermott, 82, of Ellenboro, was admitted to the VA on April 6, 2018 after developing pneumonia, and his condition improved. McDermott was not diagnosed with diabetes and did not have a history of ever taking any medication for the treatment of diabetes. During his stay at the VA, McDermott's blood glucose levels were monitored by a daily fingerstick test. His levels were all shown to be in the normal range. During his stay at the VA, there were no doctor's orders for McDermott to receive insulin.
On April 9, while still at the VA, McDermott unexpectedly developed shortness of breath. VA staff found that McDermott's blood sugar level was very low, a condition known as hypoglycemia. Medical efforts to raise his blood sugar level were unsuccessful, and McDermott died later that morning.
McDermott's family was told only that he died, but his cause of death was not explained to them. His body was sent to a funeral home, and he was buried on April 13.
In October 2018, inspectors with the VA Office of the Inspector General contacted Proctor and told her there was evidence that the deaths of her father and nine or 10 other patients of the Clarksburg VA were the result of being wrongfully injected with insulin in their abdomens, with her father being one of the last known victims. At that time, McDermott's body was disinterred and sent to Dover Air Force Base for an autopsy.
The autopsy showed that McDermott had been injected with insulin in his left abdomen and that there were no hospital orders for the injection. Following the autopsy and investigation, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner ruled McDermott's death a homicide. Investigators told McDermott's family that they do have a person of interest in the deaths of multiple VA patients.
The claim lists a series of ways the VA was negligent in relation to McDermott's death:
- Knowing that nine to 10 other patients died under similar circumstances prior to McDermott being admitted, he and his family should have been alerted so that they could make informed decisions about his care
- By failing to adequately staff the hospital
- By failing to investigate the causes of the previous deaths
- By failing to properly reconcile medications
- By failing to properly train staff
The claim, which is the precursor to a lawsuit, asks for $1 million for personal injury and $5 million for wrongful death, along with funeral costs and loss of income.
When asked for comment, officials at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center referred us to the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General, which we have not heard back from yet.
West Virginia's U.S. Senators each issued statements on the situation.
"This report is shocking and if accurate, I am appalled that these crimes were not only committed but that our Veterans, who have sacrificed so much for our country, were the victims. As a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee I will do everything in my power to investigate these accusations and get to the bottom of what happened. These families and loved ones deserve answers as soon as possible and I will make sure they get them."Sen. Joe Manchin-D
"This news is sickening and troubling. My office has reached out to the VA to learn more details, and I will do everything I can to make sure this is fully investigated."Sen. Shelley Moore Capito-R
"Congressman McKinley is aware of an ongoing investigation at Clarksburg by the Veterans Administration Office of the Inspector General. We hope to get more answers about this situation as that investigation progresses," said Amanda Hyman, Communications Director for U.S. Rep. David McKinley-R.
The investigation was opened in July 2018 after the leadership of the Clarksburg VA alerted investigators to "unexplained diagnosis of severe low blood sugar in several patients," government sources said.
McDermott retired from the U.S. Army as a sergeant after 20 years of active duty, during which time he served in Vietnam. Following his retirement, he spent time in the Pennsylvania National Guard.


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Jamaica-born, New York resident Robert "Bobby" Clarke, is president and CEO of Queens-based Irie Jam Radio. In 2017 he was honored by the Jamaican government with the sixth-highest honor in the island's Orders of Societies of Honor, the prestigious Order of Distinction, "for over 20 years of dedicated media services to Jamaican nationals of the New York Tri-state area".
Through clever collaboration with some of Jamaica's most brilliant broadcast professionals, Clarke's first step into media began in the 1990s with an unprecedented all-reggae format of broadcasting Jamaica based IRIE FM on New York airwaves using ISBN lines, which had just come on the market. Later evolving into slotted programs on additional radio stations, Irie Jam now broadcasts 47 hours per week, 7 days a week on WVIP — its dancehall, roots reggae and soca playlist supplemented by extended infomercial styled interviews with businesses targeting the vast purchasing power of the station's Caribbean-American listenership.
Irie Jam's popular lineup of radio personalities includes Calvin "Cali B" Barrett, Chris "Dubbmaster" McDonald, Jabba (of Bobby Konders' Massive B sound, heard on New York City's WQHT FM Hot 97), Marcus Wanted (of Platinum Kids sound), Roy "DJ Roy" Walters (of Road International sound) and Irwine Clare, who helms Irie Jam's talk programs addressing issues and interests of the Caribbean community. The IRIE Jam executive team today consists of Louis Grant, Michael Williams and Syntyché Clarke (Bobby's wife).
Just as they introduced cutting edge simulcasts from Jamaica to the New York market in 1993, Irie recently launched another technological breakthrough: Irie Jam 360, an audio/visual interactive app, powered by Radio Vue technology. Through Irie Jam 360 you can watch Irie Jam radio live from Irie Jam studios across social media platforms. Listeners can call in via Skype to talk to our DJs, post messages onscreen and chat on a split screen, which is integral to pulling artists into the conversation. Basically, it turns a radio station into a TV station.


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Oh geez, it's 2019.
I didn't do much in 2018. Maybe this year will be better. I have a huge backlog of things I could upload. Who knows! My time management is currently, theoretically rated as -Please see me after class- if I had turned something in to start with.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said at a press conference on Thursday that he has asked the US Department of Justice to investigate leaks from his administration to reporters.
"I've actually called the Justice Department to look into the leaks. Those are criminal leaks," he said.
Trump didn't specify if he'd asked the Justice Department to investigate any specific leaks, but his ire this week has been especially focused on information reportedly disclosed to reporters about the resignation of Michael Flynn as Trump's national security adviser and connections between Russia and Flynn and other individuals with ties to the Trump administration.
"We will decline to comment at this time," Justice Department spokesperson Peter Carr said of Trump's remarks.
On Feb. 14, the morning after news broke that Flynn had submitted his resignation, Trump tweeted:
It's not new for the federal government to pursue leaks. The Justice Department under Obama aggressively pursued investigations and prosecutions under the federal Espionage Act, more so than under previous administrations.
Obama-era prosecutions under the Espionage Act included the case against Thomas Drake, a former National Security Agency senior executive charged with leaking information related to alleged government waste to the Baltimore Sun. Prosecutors later dropped the felony charges against Drake — he was facing up to 35 years in prison — and he pleaded guilty in 2011 to a misdemeanor charge and was sentenced to community service and probation.
Drake's supporters hailed him as a whistleblower wronged, and the case was held up as an example of the Obama administration's overzealous approach to tackling leaks.
In 2013, the administration faced criticism after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department secretly obtained the telephone records of several Associated Press journalists as part of an investigation into leaked information about a failed terrorist attack.
Obama at the time expressed concerns about the Justice Department's investigations of journalists, and then-US attorney general Eric Holder conducted a review of the department's policies. In January 2015, Holder announced new guidelines for obtaining information from or about journalists, which require the attorney general to sign off on all subpoenas related to newsgathering activities.
In tweets this week, Trump signaled that rooting out leakers would be a priority for his administration. Yesterday morning, he tweeted:
And then on a few hours before his Thursday press conference, he sent out another round of tweets.


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Summer Concert
It's time to blog our forthcoming choral/orchestral concert of Handel, Schubert and Vivaldi. It's at the Guildhall, Plymouth, this Sunday June 30th.
The Vivaldi is that Gloria we all know. The Schubert is his Mass in G, a simple and beautiful work showing the composer's sunny and tuneful side in all the usual elements of a classical mass.
Handel's Dixit Dominus is the most substantial of the three, and also the most unusual. The text is biblical in the un-Bowdlerised[1] tradition, full of (Latin) words like "Thou shalt shatter their heads throughout the world". The music is rather more the formal Baroque than the familiar tunefulness of the Messiah and much of Handel's work. It's a little more demanding to sing, and perhaps also to listen to.
Should be a decent concert if you're in the area.
[1] Or should that be un-Constantine-ised, in that it was Constantine who started romanticising the bible story and introducing the kind of fairytale elements celebrated at Christmas.
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The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University
of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, is contrary to numerous studies that
don't find a link between cancer and cell phone use, and a public lack
of worry by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (1)(2)
This telegram was intended to warn the
military command of Hawaii that, having the
presented an ultimatum on December 7th at 7:30 A.M. (Hawaii
time), it
a good idea "to be on guard".
The Japanese Diplomats had been involved in
"earnest negotiations" with US government officials all the while their armada
was sailing towards Pearl Harbor. The "negotiations" were
obviously a ploy so that the US would keep its guard down.... and it
As the saying goes - "What is good for the goose, is good for
the gander!" The problem is that the US is now dealing
with a peacock - not a goose nor a gander. May those who have
eyes, see.... etc.