10
Jul
Shore Leave As A Midshipman pt II Paris
We (Al, Kevin, Jimmy, and I) talked while waiting to board the train that would take the New Jersey'
10 min read
Stem to Stern
Stories by Cal Johnson
10
Jul
Shore Leave As A Midshipman
We were an unlikely bunch, four teenagers from different parts of the country thrown together on our first cruise as
9 min read
09
Jul
University of Alabama and the US Naval Academy
In my eighth-grade grammar school class, we were offered a trip to Washington to see our government up close.
4 min read
09
Jul
A Slap and Unintended Consequences
My remarkable grandmother, Mary Lee Blake Calhoun, died from cancer in 1946. As a newborn girl just after the civil
3 min read
09
Jul
Aunt Missy and Uncle Arnold
Several days ago, we stopped at Kroger's off Champion Forest Drive to buy a few items. Coming up
3 min read
09
Jul
A Little Respect
It was my turn. I sat down, leaned forward and snuggled around the stock. That’s when I first smelled
5 min read
09
Jul
Uncle Will
At the dawn of my conscious memory in 1937, I was three, and Uncle Will (Charles T. Calhoun) came to
4 min read
09
Jul
Early Years
Dad and Mother, Evelyn Calhoun Johnson, loved each other. Her wishes were his command. In those days, the 1930’s,
3 min read
09
Jul
Number 4
To me dredging up memories from the distant past can be likened to stumbling about a darkened room filled with
5 min read
08
Jul
Home
To me, the word home implies a warm, comfortable and safe place to enjoy family and friends. I was born
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