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Jim's Footlocker
http://www.jwill139.blogspot.com/
Jim’s Footlocker is a hodgepodge of personal stories and pictures about the military, aviation, old hot rods, worldly travels, and my family.
- Added on: May 24th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Happy 234th Birthday Marines!
1775: Founding of the Marine CorpsA LEGACY IS BORNDuring the American Revolution, many important political discussions took place in the inns and taverns of Philadelphia, including the founding of the Marine Corps.A committee of the Continental Congr...
Lone Star National Hot Rod Show 2009
Here's a few pics of some very cool hot rods at this years Lone Star National Hot Rod Show at Texas Motor Speedway. ...
Summer Writing Break
I'll be taking a break from writing this summer.Please take a look at the column on the right, scroll down, and select some of my previous posts, or, scroll down a little more and you can select my previous posts by topic.I'm going to leave you with ...
Memorial Day Order
The following is the entire text of General Order No. 11, mandating the creation of the first Memorial Day, May 30, 1868:HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLICGeneral Orders No.11, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 1868I. The 30th day of May, 1868, is design...
Mogadishu Store Fronts
You might have had to live in Mogadishu to really appreciate this…it is a fantastic set of pictures of the various shop fronts around the city of Mogadishu, Somalia. These photos were taken by Maria-Luisa Minio-Paluello. I think they were taken in ...
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"Peace - it does not mean to be in a place with no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart." - unknown...
