Fallen But Not Forgotten
I remember, but then again wouldn’t you, visiting Vientiane, Laos in the summer of 1973 with my father. Why we went their at all I am not really sure but I am sure there was a reason I may never understand. The visit was short but like every other visit we made in Asia that […]
Read More Coup d’etat in Vientiane, Laos (1973)On Wednesday, June 23rd, the Procurement Consortium Leadership Committee met for a last gathering before most of the Committee heads out for Summer vacations. In attendance were representatives from the Embassies of Australia, Norway, Finland, Philippines, Thailand and Turkey.
Read More Pre-Summer Luncheon at the Hotel PalomarThe Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of seven servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Army Capt. Joseph M. Olbinski, Chicago 1st Lt. Joseph J. Auld, Floral Park, N.Y. 1st Lt. Robert M. Anderson, […]
Read More Fallen But Not Forgotten – Seven Missing WWII Airmen IdentifiedIt seems that every July 4th, I remember my short visit to Vietnam. It was during the summer of 1973 and the war was at its worst point, soon before the airlift out of Saigon by American Troops. I remember my short weekend visit to Saigon, perhaps because I was 13 years old. It was […]
Read More Saigon, Vietnam 1973. A special memory…Excerpt from A Lecture… To look back at my Russian business experiences from 1990 – 2000, they were anything but typical for an expatriate living a working in St. Petersburg. In thanks to a Russian partner I was introduced to the underworld of Russian business, more specifically the Mafia and occasional glimpses of deep-rooted corruption […]
Read More The Games Russians Play: What you need to knowThe Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Larry D. Harris Jr., 24, of Thornton, Colo., died July 1 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, […]
Read More Fallen But Not Forgotten – July 2, 2010 (1)Camel Racing: Many children die before the race is over either from fear or from being tossed by the animal or being dragged to death after being partially dislodged from the security rope binding the child to the animal. Thousands of women and children are trafficked to, from and thru Pakistan every year. They are trafficked to […]
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