"THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS"!

In 1943, with the assault of the island of Sicily pending, a plot was hatched to mislead the Germans as to the date and place of the invasion.  A plot so outrageous to be unbelievable.  An unclaimed cadaver was dressed in the uniform of a Major of Royal Marines.  He was given identity papers and various official letters along with detailed plans for the invasion (false of course) and delivered by submarine to a remote spot just off the coast of Spain and cast overboard.  The plan was for the body to wash ashore with the hope that the Spaniards would find the plans and turn them over to the German authorities.  To make it more believable his wallet contained a picture of fiancee, and 2 letters from her, book of stamps, identity card and pass, invitation to a club, one 5 pound note, three 1 pound notes, a half-crown, 2 shillings and 2 sixpence.  There was matches and cigarettes, keys and other pocket junk as well.  "The Man Who Never Was" worked!..............Medicineman.

IWO JIMA

This will not be my account of the famous struggle to gain a base less than two hours flying time from Japan.  A struggle that cost Americans 26,038 casualties and Japan over 18,000.  A struggle that would last from February 19 to March 26, 1945.  The challenge I am offering is simple: you dig, read, research and find the story for yourself.  There is enormous info to be found. Photojournalists like Joe Rosenthal, books like "Flags of Our Fathers", written by James Bradley, son of John Bradley, one of the Flag raisers.  I promise, you will find the effort most rewarding!.Medicineman!

ADVISE AND CONSENT?

Our founding fathers designed a system that has worked, if not perfectly, at least in an orderly fashion for some 200 plus years.  In our system the elected President nominates those people he believes can do a good job and the elected members of the upper house ask him/her questions about the job they are picked to do and then vote Yes or No for confirmation.  That is Advise and Consent and is their constitutional duty! 
Today, we saw the  Senate Democrats shirk their duty by not showing up at the confirmation hearings, resulting in "crocodile tears" because their questions were not answered.  How do the American people put up with such behavior? ............Medicineman!