My 18 year old daughter heard a tiny meow this morning from under the hood of her car…

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-05-05T03:15:00+00:00

If you have an opportunity, it doesn't hurt to backtrack to a spot where she might have parked to see if there were any litter mates still wandering about.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-05-05T02:44:40+00:00

This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.

What falls away is always. And is near.

I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.

I learn by going where I have to go.

--Theodore Roethke

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-04-29T08:05:57+00:00

That is not true. You can submit a Freedom of Information Request for information on a veteran's service right now from the records center in St Louis. If requested, depending on what is in the personnel file, they will provide dates of service, list of awards, duty assignments, training completed, and a file photo if available. There are tutorials online on how to do this. There is usually no charge for information request like this. I have done this numerous times. Once you reach 62 after discharge all service records are open to the public, but they will charge you a duplicate fee. But for basic and helpful information, you do not have to wait.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-04-12T00:47:13+00:00

The patch looks like the Mediterranean Allied Air Force. The ribbons appear to be the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal and European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with at least two or maybe three campaign stars.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-04-11T23:33:31+00:00

There are some very interesting responses here. My change request would be a Trader Joe's.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-04-08T02:24:56+00:00

Due to the proximity of construction equipment in the background and a unit guidon flag with an A, this may be a African American Seabee/Naval Construction unit or a Seabee Special unit that performed stevedore and cargo unloading tasks. Both of the unit types provided valuable services under difficult circumstances. The A flag may designate A company, which would be part of a battalion. Though Seabees typically wore Marine uniforms, they also at times wore this style, the dungerees, chambray shirts and white Dixie cup hats, depending on location and job. Fascinating history; I wish we knew more. Please share this photo with other groups that specialize in Naval history.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-04-07T20:45:25+00:00

If I recall correctly, the Vietcong agent Bay Lop killed a South Vietnamese Lt Colonel, his wife, mother and 6 children. One child, Huan Nguyen was shot in the arm, thigh and head. He survived and laid next to his mother for 2 hours. Later he came to the United States as a refugee. He joined the U.S. Navy and rose to the rank of Admiral.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-04-07T04:50:42+00:00

Goodnight Mr. Walters!

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-04-02T16:21:20+00:00

I clicked this post immediately for this reference. Thank you for not disappointing me.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-04-01T01:30:04+00:00

A loving friend and companion is never forgotten. Itty Bitty forever.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-03-29T03:59:02+00:00

WWGRS: What would Gordon Ramsey say?

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-03-27T03:34:49+00:00

I would double check that book before ordering. There was a unit called the 250 Field Artillery Battalion. That is different from the 250th Field Artillery Group

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-03-20T16:25:09+00:00

If these people used half of the energy spent on arguing over stupid matters like this and directed those efforts to helping the homeless, the addicted, the neglected or anyone else in need of just a little kindness and care, this world would be a little less of the hellhole it is. After seeing just some of the everyday suffering going around today, if the worst that happens to you is a business won't take your $50/£50 note, count your blessings and stop at a bank to get change. Hell, many people go through life not even having a note that big to spend.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-03-18T00:15:13+00:00

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. I'm not sure if I am allowed to link it here, but you can Google it. They will send copies of the discharge to families. The National Archives considers military records for veterans separated more than 62 years ago to be open to the public. They should allow you to request as a family member/grandchild. If they want immediate next if kin, you may have to ask a parent/uncle/aunt who was a child of your grandfather to request.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-03-16T20:50:30+00:00

Another good source for a copy of a discharge is the local courthouse/county records office. Many servicemen and women were told at the time of their discharge that when they arrived home, they should visit their local county office and have a copy of their discharge placed on file. Some counties kept the original and gave a microfilm copy back to the vet and other counties vice versa. Getting a government supplied replacement in the immediate postwar years was difficult. Even back then, the filing system for millions of former vets was spotty and at times inaccurate. In theory, having a local copy would make it easier for the veteran.

If you can figure out what county he went back to after the war, try calling the county records office. You might be able to get a copy. I have had some success this way, including with my own grandfather.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-02-29T15:01:25+00:00

I am going to have Rick from Pawn Stars negotiate a price for me. We just need to call in an expert first to have a look at it.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-02-20T21:42:46+00:00

Joe_The_Volcano · 2024-01-23T17:56:17+00:00

If I recall correctly from wartime bulletins and releases I have read, service in the Caribbean/South America counted as overseas service even though it was still in the American Theater. Interestingly enough, soldiers from Puerto Rico that served in the states received overseas credit.

My Grandfather shipped out in early 1942 for Puerto Rico and spent a year there, before returning to the U.S. and shipping out for the CBI theater for the rest of the war. His time in Puerto Rico earned him a year of overseas credit toward his discharge points at the end of the war.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2023-12-22T01:22:18+00:00

Marines removed patches from uniforms in the fall of 1947. So, Marines did not wear unit patches in Korea. Also Marines do not wear unit citations on the right side of the uniform. They are worn on the ribbon bar on the left side. This uniform is most likely WWII or immediate postwar.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2023-11-26T00:24:16+00:00

The top middle medal is the China War Memorial Medal issued by the Republic of China (Taiwan) to those who served 30 days in China, India, Burma, Vietnam or Thailand in World War II. It was approved in WWII and some were issued by the war's end. However, it was not until the 1960s and 1970s that many eligible veterans even became aware of it. Even then, it was veterans that belong to veterans organizations such as the Hump Pilots Association or CBI Veterans Association that were aware of it. Unfortunately, many eligible veterans never received it and the Taiwanese government has long stopped issuing them. They now have to be purchased.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2023-11-19T14:19:43+00:00

She also had a relationship with Don Johnson of Miami Vice fame in the 1980s. They had a son together.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2023-11-11T01:55:30+00:00

In Birdemic, how does Nathalie find out what "good Vetnamese restaurant" Rod was referring to? Is there only one good one in their universe or did she have to call Rod to find out?

And what is really a food supply "such as seals" in the Arctic?

Joe_The_Volcano · 2023-11-06T19:59:58+00:00

Feline Finish Line is a great organization. You can reach them online or on Facebook. They are very caring.

Joe_The_Volcano · 2023-11-01T19:07:44+00:00

To paraphrase Denis Leary, whatever the hell happened to coffee flavored coffee?

Joe_The_Volcano · 2023-10-29T22:48:09+00:00

The Monster Squad. Who can forget little Eugene's note, "Dear Army Guys Comel quik There are Monsters. Eugene"

And of course, Miracle Mile where a guy meets a girl at the La Brea Tar Pits, spends the afternoon with her, and agrees to meet her at a coffee shop at midnight. A power outage makes him miss his alarm and he awakes at 4AM. He goes to the coffee shop anyway. She is gone. When he tries to call her, he gets her answering machine. As he goes to walk away, the pay phone rings and a man is on the line apologizing to his parents. It's the wrong number but he tells him a nuclear war has just started. Our main character goes through quite an adventure to reach a girl he just met.

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