Well, they say life is full of opportunities to learn. Indeed. Not even 24 hours after my post “Killing Out Of Fear“, I was presented with a perfect opportunity to exercise compassion with my dreaded species of bug: The Silverfish. I was getting ready for bed, and went to my room to get my PJs. [...]

Stanley Gromkowski, from Beacon NY, got word in February 1939 he was able to join the Navy. This was after a nine month waiting period – only a certain number of recruits from any given area were allowed to join. By October, 1939 he arrived at Pearl Harbor aboard the U.S.S. Colorado. He spent the [...]