Rate/Rank: Radarman Third, USN Date of Birth: 12/13/1927 Years in Service: 3 My dad proudly served aboard the USS Iowa from December 1945 to March 1946. He then went on to serve on the USS Columbus and the USS Springfield for the remainder of his three years in the Navy. After th...
The Grill Bag features the same innovative „origami“ folding lid and no-fuss universal mounting of the original Diamond Bag using FidLock hardware. The construction is highly weather-resistant and features two internal mesh pockets. The Grill Bag‘s unique angular design reduces interference with ...
I nervously watched the weather for two weeks leading up to the trip, fearful that rain would squelch our plans. Thankfully, the weather was shaping up to be a sunny day on the day of our search, even if the temps were going to be in the low 30s. Less than 24 hours after landing ...
The National Weather Service radar over the area at the time did not detect the tornadoes because the twisters were below the radar beam. The stations quickly raised the more than $500,000 needed to build the site, and within months a new radar was in operation. Raising funds to build a...
The weather reminded me of its constant presence by raining on me a bit in the last couple of miles. The last few hundred yards to the signpost are actually downhill, which surprised me for some reason. At the signpost we had joyous greetings and photographs. We also met a few people ...
Thankfully, the weather was shaping up to be a sunny day on the day of our search, even if the temps were going to be in the low 30s. Less than 24 hours after landing in Phoenix on February 16th, I was up at 3 A.M. the next morning waiting for the guys to pick me up at ...