"When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands.....etc." This document goes on to say, the "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God" entitles them to respect and requires that they should declare the causes of the separation.
If it has been awhile since you read this remarkable document it will do you good to read it now.
The document goes on to detail the repeated injuries and usurpations of the King of England.
The signers of this declaration go on to list the reasons for this action in very plain language. Among the many: He has forbidden his Governors to pass laws unless the people relinquish their right of Representation in the Legislature; He has dissolved legislative bodies repeatedly; He has refused to assent to laws, the most necessary for the good of the people; He has made judges dependent to his will; He has made the Military independent and superior to Civil Power; He has quartered large bodies of armed troops among us, cut off trade with all parts of the world, imposed taxes without our consent, deprived us, many times of trial by jury. The list goes on. Read it and see why these men invoked the "protection of Divine Providence" and pledged to each other, "our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." ..Medicineman!
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
AT WHAT AGE???
He was 15 years old when they landed; landed where? On a pork-chop shaped island in the Pacific called Iwo Jima. Yes he was a Marine. Yes he was found out and sent home. But when they sent him home he was told to report for duty when he became 18. He was a "Boy-Man"!
When the landings were made on D-Day, youngsters just out of high school charged into the hail of deadly fire and claimed the beaches. They dropped out of the sky into the hail of anti-aircraft fire and landed in unfamiliar territory, and, yes, many died in both places, but they went on to defeat Hitler Inc. and they became the "Greatest Generation". They too were "Boy-Men"!
In 1941, when we were attacked, the enlistment offices were swamped by young men wanting to serve. They were all ages, from youngsters who lied about their age to oldsters who, likewise, lied about their age. They were "Men"!
In today's world it is harder and harder to determine a "Man's" age. The entertainment world has portrayed "Man" as a wimpy, simpleton. The professional athlete, many times, comes across as a spoiled brat (over-paid)! Colleges treat students like grade-schoolers, with "Safe Space", and worse.
Yes, it happened; and it happened because we, the people, allowed it to happen!...Medicineman!
When the landings were made on D-Day, youngsters just out of high school charged into the hail of deadly fire and claimed the beaches. They dropped out of the sky into the hail of anti-aircraft fire and landed in unfamiliar territory, and, yes, many died in both places, but they went on to defeat Hitler Inc. and they became the "Greatest Generation". They too were "Boy-Men"!
In 1941, when we were attacked, the enlistment offices were swamped by young men wanting to serve. They were all ages, from youngsters who lied about their age to oldsters who, likewise, lied about their age. They were "Men"!
In today's world it is harder and harder to determine a "Man's" age. The entertainment world has portrayed "Man" as a wimpy, simpleton. The professional athlete, many times, comes across as a spoiled brat (over-paid)! Colleges treat students like grade-schoolers, with "Safe Space", and worse.
Yes, it happened; and it happened because we, the people, allowed it to happen!...Medicineman!
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
D-DAY
"A landing was made this morning on the coast of France by troops of the allied expeditionary force. This landing was but the opening phase of the campaign of western Europe. Great battles lay ahead. Together we shall achieve victory." The words of Supreme Commander General Eisenhower on June 6, 1944.
The allied invasion, in the planning stage for months, took place in the early hours of June 6 and filled the English Channel with ships of all descriptions. Fighting ships, troop ships and landing craft. 150,000 allied troops landed that morning and many died in the attempt. Many more rained down from the sky in the form of paratroopers. The invasion of Europe was on, 73 years ago!...Medicineman!
The allied invasion, in the planning stage for months, took place in the early hours of June 6 and filled the English Channel with ships of all descriptions. Fighting ships, troop ships and landing craft. 150,000 allied troops landed that morning and many died in the attempt. Many more rained down from the sky in the form of paratroopers. The invasion of Europe was on, 73 years ago!...Medicineman!
Monday, June 5, 2017
PONY EXPRESS--FAST MAIL!
The Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, better known as the Pony Express was founded by William H. Russell, Alexander Majors and William B. Waddell.
From April 3, 1860 to October 1861 the "Express" riders shortened the time for mail from the Atlantic to the new state of California to about ten days. The Pony Express filled the need until the telegraph reach the coast.
Some famous names road for the Pony Express. Bill Cody set records when he was just 15 years old. And Billy Tate at 14 years of age rode the leg in Nevada near Ruby Valley. During the Paiute uprising in 1860 Billy was chased and trapped in the hills. During the fight he killed 7 of his assailants before being killed himself. His body was found riddled with arrows but not scalped. The Paiutes had great respect for his bravery......Medicineman!
From April 3, 1860 to October 1861 the "Express" riders shortened the time for mail from the Atlantic to the new state of California to about ten days. The Pony Express filled the need until the telegraph reach the coast.
Some famous names road for the Pony Express. Bill Cody set records when he was just 15 years old. And Billy Tate at 14 years of age rode the leg in Nevada near Ruby Valley. During the Paiute uprising in 1860 Billy was chased and trapped in the hills. During the fight he killed 7 of his assailants before being killed himself. His body was found riddled with arrows but not scalped. The Paiutes had great respect for his bravery......Medicineman!
Thursday, June 1, 2017
THE WAY I SEE IT---BLAH-BLAH-BLAH!
Journalism. Once a respected profession. Today? Not so.
Some degree-heavy professor makes a statement about the world heating up and all the ice melting and floods consuming the earth. It becomes headline news on the Net Works. A wild-eyed filthy mouthed stand up comic says anything it's entertainment. Some jerk burns the country's flag and its "free speech". A bunch of hoods in black hoods trash a university campus to protest "free speech" and it becomes "free speech". An American president goes to the Middle East and tells them they need to step up and help solve THEIR problems and catches hell from his own party.
Journalists, so-called, who shove that recorder in the face of a political candidate (who has been harassed all day) and gets shoved and yelled at suddenly becomes the victim. Go figure!..Medicineman!
Some degree-heavy professor makes a statement about the world heating up and all the ice melting and floods consuming the earth. It becomes headline news on the Net Works. A wild-eyed filthy mouthed stand up comic says anything it's entertainment. Some jerk burns the country's flag and its "free speech". A bunch of hoods in black hoods trash a university campus to protest "free speech" and it becomes "free speech". An American president goes to the Middle East and tells them they need to step up and help solve THEIR problems and catches hell from his own party.
Journalists, so-called, who shove that recorder in the face of a political candidate (who has been harassed all day) and gets shoved and yelled at suddenly becomes the victim. Go figure!..Medicineman!
Thursday, May 18, 2017
MISSING IN ACTION----COMIN' HOME!
Tarawa, pronounced two ways; TA-RA-WA, OR TER-A-WA. Either way the story is the same.
The battle of Tarawa was essentially the battle of Betio, a two mile ribbon of sand and coral in the Gilbert Islands, some 2500 miles southwest of Hawaii.
The planning was flawed. The intelligence was bad. The charts were wrong. The bombardment was ineffective and the planes were late. But the Marines assaulted anyway.
It was November 1943 and taking control of the south Pacific was paramount. It cost the lives of 1,100 Americans in three days of intense fighting.
The Japanese were dug in and zeroed in on the beaches. Some of the Higgins boats had to discharge there Marines 600 yards from the beach because they were blocked by the coral reef when the tide changed. Those Marines were forced to wade to shore in the face of withering machine gun and small arms fire. 2,500 other Americans were wounded in the fight while 17 of the 4,500 Japanese defenders survived.
The killed were hastily buried where they fell and remained there, carried as MIA until 1949 when the military review board declared many of them unrecoverable. Now, 70 years later---thanks to the efforts of History Flight, a non profit group many of these Marines are coming home....Medicineman!
The battle of Tarawa was essentially the battle of Betio, a two mile ribbon of sand and coral in the Gilbert Islands, some 2500 miles southwest of Hawaii.
The planning was flawed. The intelligence was bad. The charts were wrong. The bombardment was ineffective and the planes were late. But the Marines assaulted anyway.
It was November 1943 and taking control of the south Pacific was paramount. It cost the lives of 1,100 Americans in three days of intense fighting.
The Japanese were dug in and zeroed in on the beaches. Some of the Higgins boats had to discharge there Marines 600 yards from the beach because they were blocked by the coral reef when the tide changed. Those Marines were forced to wade to shore in the face of withering machine gun and small arms fire. 2,500 other Americans were wounded in the fight while 17 of the 4,500 Japanese defenders survived.
The killed were hastily buried where they fell and remained there, carried as MIA until 1949 when the military review board declared many of them unrecoverable. Now, 70 years later---thanks to the efforts of History Flight, a non profit group many of these Marines are coming home....Medicineman!
Monday, May 15, 2017
THE ART OF GROWING OLD AND ACCEPTING IT!
After one passes the Biblical "Three Score and Ten" the days seem to move along a little faster. Now there is a way to stop that abruptly, but I will not go into that now.
After a recent trip back in time, that is, to my home town. I left town, went to college and entered the Korean War and visited the old home place on a regular basis while family was still alive. So far so good.
Now on this trip I find that every person I grew up with is gone. Moved or died. No body knows me any more. The names I mentioned while resting in the Legion Club drew a blank stare-----except for one old geezer whose older brother was in school at the same time as I. The stock answer was, "I don't remember." Or maybe, "Before my time". "What'd you say your name was?" Old folks have a hard time remembering names!
It did serve as a good lesson for me though. Stay on the move. Be happy, wherever you are. Make new friends, cause your old ones are gone. And keep moving. Makes you harder to hit!....Medicineman!
After a recent trip back in time, that is, to my home town. I left town, went to college and entered the Korean War and visited the old home place on a regular basis while family was still alive. So far so good.
Now on this trip I find that every person I grew up with is gone. Moved or died. No body knows me any more. The names I mentioned while resting in the Legion Club drew a blank stare-----except for one old geezer whose older brother was in school at the same time as I. The stock answer was, "I don't remember." Or maybe, "Before my time". "What'd you say your name was?" Old folks have a hard time remembering names!
It did serve as a good lesson for me though. Stay on the move. Be happy, wherever you are. Make new friends, cause your old ones are gone. And keep moving. Makes you harder to hit!....Medicineman!
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