We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:05:47 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Long time commenter SangerM sent this along. He was going to put it in the comments, but chose instead to email it. So I'm posting it. John, This started as a small post in the comments to your Vet's Day post (which I really liked, BTW), but it grew, and I didn't want to clog that. Also, I don't know if you want something this long posted there anyway, but I really wanted to tell this story. Sooooo, here it is. Even if only you read it, then I'll feel like some who understands some of this will have done... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:36:51 -0600 http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/ for more information. They are looking for vets of all 20th century wars, up to and including the Gulf War of '90-'91. So contribute your own memories whilst they are still "fresh".]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html#comment-8654 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html#comment-8654 Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:00:04 -0600 http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/ for more information. They are looking for vets of all 20th century wars, up to and including the Gulf War of '90-'91. So contribute your own memories whilst they are still "fresh".]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html#comment-8652 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html#comment-8652 Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:58:28 -0600 General comment: I am into history generally and have always loved military history, but lately have been focused on family history. My parents' generation always struck me as very reluctant to talk about their lives, but I believe it is genuine modesty. When I finally insisted that my mother sit down with me and a mini-tape recorder, and we spent a week just slowly reminiscing about her life from birth to the present, both of us thoroughly enjoyed the shared experience. I recommend it to everyone. Specific: my uncle served aboard the USS Crosby in the Pacific in WWII, and was at the Battle of Leyte Gulf among other actions. Last year, he consented to a videotaping of his memories of his WWII service - part of an ongoing effort by the Library of Congress to capture on videotape as many first-person accounts of the war as possible before all those who served are gone. If you know of a veteran, encourage him or her to participate in this operation. They can make an invaluable contribution to accurate history, and their descendants for many years to come will have a family heirloom that is priceless - the veteran in person telling the story - even if they never hear it directly from him/her in person. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html#comment-8651 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html#comment-8651 Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:51:01 -0600 Yup, what a weird bunch of monkeys we humans are, that we are able to consider, what weird monkeys we are. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html#comment-8600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/guest_post.html#comment-8600 Sat, 13 Nov 2004 21:13:46 -0600