10
Jul
Light Fingers in the Underground Atlanta, Ga 1995
"Papa Monk said someone stole Uncle Lamar's wallet," said April Beddingfield. At 15, April could have
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10
Jul
New Orleans 1994
Others may disagree, but I believe there are only four cities in the United States: New Orleans, San Francisco, San
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10
Jul
Wild, Wicked, Red Amanda
A few minutes before 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 1993, I wandered about North Harris County College
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10
Jul
1993 Ousley Family Reunion
At 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 1993, our bedside radio turned on, waking us up. Frances and
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10
Jul
CVA-59 USS Forrestal
In April 1972, I received orders detaching me from ASO (Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia), Fran and I would pack and
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10
Jul
Vietnam 1968-1969
The first thing I did after settling in was to hook a ride on our milk-run Marine helicopters that
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10
Jul
Going to War
The dog dung of doubt clung to every story line I constructed so carefully in my mind. How exactly do
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10
Jul
Frances Rebecca Ousley
I was assigned to the Naval Staff overseeing the construction of the new Naval Air Station in Meridian, Mississippi in
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10
Jul
Hurricane Hunters NAS Jacksonville
The Hurricane Hunters were a different group of guys than any I had encountered before in the Navy. They were
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10
Jul
Shipyard Shenanigans and the Caribbean
Some time later, we were back at the Des/Sub piers. The CO had the con - meaning he was the
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