Tag: Harry
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Giving Thanks for Our Country and Those Who Defend It
Stay safe, Son, as you return from your final deployment and rejoin your bride and stepson.
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“Sarge” Got Married — Now the Web Goddess and I Are Step-Grandparents!
On a brilliant sunny Saturday afternoon in Bremerton, across Puget Sound from Seattle, a handsome Navy petty officer and a lovely schoolteacher pledged to love and honor each other forevermore, as they became husband and wife. The Web Goddess and I were among the witnesses to the back-yard nuptials, and while my wife was taking […]
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RIMPAC! Or, Here’s Why It’s Dangerous Even to JOKE About Yelling “Fire” in a Crowded Theater
Don’t publish the sailing time of troop ships. No-brainer, right? But what if the publisher is the Navy itself?
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Happy Birthday America!
Inspired by the Episcopal Collect for Independence Day, I’m grateful for the patriots who lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn, and for the troops (and one sailor in particular) who sacrifice to maintain our liberties in righteousness and peace.
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Reporter Has Front-Row Seat as Navy Rescues Iranian Ship from Pirates
If you read only one news article today, you must read the dramatic NY Times account of the U.S. Navy’s rescue of Iranians from Somali pirates. As luck would have it, a Pulitzer-prize winning reporter and photographer were embedded on one of the naval vessels. It’s hard to pick the best aspect of this story. […]
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Thanks to Those Who Serve
(I’m Looking at You, Harry)Among the many things I’m thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day, I’m grateful for the 1 percent of Americans who wear the uniforms of the United States Armed Forces. In particular, I’m thankful for one newly-promoted (yesterday!) Petty Officer Second Class, Harry Kirk Petersen.
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Happy Independence Day to You;
Happy Blogiversary to MeThree years ago today I posted my first substantive blog post, about Senator Obama, the Democratic nominee for president. Here’s how it began: "From the start, my take on Obama has been that he’s a talented and charismatic politician who some day could become an important senator."
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Quick Take: VDH on Obama’s Afghanistan Speech
Victor Davis Hanson on last night’s presidential speech about Afghanistan: "We are on the hinge of history, unsure whether we swing to 1974 and give up, or swing back to 2006 and win."
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My Favorite Sailor Spends His Birthday in Relief Effort Off the Coast of Japan
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Third Class Harry Petersen turns 23 today, and he’ll celebrate by working his butt off all day long. He’s one of about 5,000 Navy personnel on the USS Ronald Reagan, currently engaged in disaster relief efforts off the coast of Japan. I’ve previously written about my son here, here and here. In […]
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Support the War, Mr. President — It’s Personal
President Obama, the brave men and women of the United States armed forces are looking to see if you are committed to victory in Afghanistan. On Tuesday evening, I hope you’ll start showing them that you are.