Monthly Archives: May 2015

Flowers on a Headstone

Posted on 25 May 2015 by M.

Today is that holiday which used to be called Decoration Day, because people would decorate the graves of the war dead. It was first observed in 1868, as a way of honoring the hundreds of thousands of men who died … Continue reading →

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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

Posted on 19 May 2015 by M.

“War … it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.” — Joseph Heller, “Catch-22” *** I’ve written elsewhere that I lost my innocence during the war in Viet Nam. Besides being a well-worn cliché, it’s … Continue reading →

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Whose Day is It?

Posted on 10 May 2015 by M.

I wonder if, when a guy has genetic testing done, whether for scientific, legal, or genealogical reasons, does he have only the Y Chromosome test done? That was the case in 2007, when a first cousin in my birth (biological) … Continue reading →

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A Short Visit to 1968

Posted on 8 May 2015 by M.

The first thing I saw was a helicopter. It was a medevac, or had been, 45 years ago in Viet Nam. I knew, because it had a red cross on a square, white background, which was used to mark medical … Continue reading →

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