The alarm went off at 4am. It was October 15, 1944. Andy Tarapchak, 24 years old and already a Captain in the Army Air Corps, hit the...
My US Flag was sad this morning. I found it lying in the bushes where it fell when it jumped off of my outside wall mount. I have a...
We went dancing over Labor Day weekend. The event was a USO dance themed after those held during WWII. We had a "Big Band", and the...
With thanks to Christine Mickiewicz, the daughter of Ed Ochen, Andy Tarapchak's co-pilot on the B-26 they flew into combat over Germany...
This is a day to remember those who gave everything to preserve the freedom we all get to enjoy. Those we lost cannot share in this day....
I ran into this quote while looking into the term "courtesy", and had to chuckle: "One day a man gave up his seat on a bus to a lady....
As many of you probably know by reading some on my blogs, my second dad was Andy Tarapchak, who served this nation as a bomber pilot...
Wow! Today I celebrate two very important events in my life! Fifteen years ago, today, I began my journey through life with Cheryl Ann...
Taps is the song played by a lone trumpeter signaling the end of the day. It is also played at the funeral of a military hero, signaling...
This cartoon came in an email today, one of a series of cartoons focusing attention on Memorial Day. I saw a discussion on the web a few...