tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26557035157903670472024-03-05T02:57:10.050-05:00The Proud Cold Warrior™The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-58955524188046745212019-04-22T12:51:00.000-04:002019-04-23T08:54:38.051-04:00Cold War Headlines - 22APR to 28APR - Special Report - Entertainment - SportsI am making a change this week by switching to a Monday through Sunday week for the chronological event list. Thank you to everyone who has been visiting and became followers.<br />
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I will continue to present articles from Cold War history that are unique, like Truman adding a bowling alley to the White House, or specific to the service branches as I discover them.<br />
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In that vein, watch for a special report on the SeaBees in Vietnam soon. I discovered an article on how the SeaBees took a narrow strip of land along the China Sea coastline and changed it into a very important airbase. And, I have a few personal SeaBee stories that were shared with me to post with it. Watch for them.<br />
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PS: I set up new pages that present our product offering. The first page provides a link to join the Proud Cold Warrior Society at a reduced "New Recruit" price. The 2nd shows each of the logos that can be placed on the t-shirts and coffee mugs offered. If you have a suggestion for a logo or image to be added from your service days, please suggest it. It can be added.<br />
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23APR45 - Truman Confronts Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov - Two weeks after becoming President, in a show that he is his own man, President Truman, strongly, in colorful language, impresses upon Molotov that the Soviets are not holding up to their promises and that he expects them to. He became our first Cold Warrior President in the early weeks of his administration. You can read more <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/23/this-day-in-politics-april-23-1945-540668" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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24APR55 - Bandung Conference - Political delegates from half the world's population met in Bandung, Indonesia to discuss how to deal with the Cold War powers; USA, Soviet Union, and China. Zhou Enlai, Premiere of China, came to convince them that China was not the threat. You can read more <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Bandung-Conference" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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23APR67 Soviet Cosmonaut killed when the parachute fails to deploy on reentry. The space race claimed many lives on both sides of the Cold War. I chose the photo below to show what the heat of reentry does to the human body when it is not controlled. Read more <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-cosmonaut-is-killed" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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20APR78 Soviets shoot down KAL flight 902 which lands on frozen lake. Two passengers are killed. 5 years later it happens again, KAL 007 1983) with the loss of 296. By getting away with this 1978 incident, it only emboldened the Soviets to do it again. Read more <a href="https://airlinegeeks.com/2017/04/20/a-forgotten-soviet-shoot-down-the-story-of-korean-air-902/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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26APR86 Chernobyl nuclear accident happens. Russia and the world is still feeling the effects of this event. Read more <a href="http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants/chernobyl-accident.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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25APR90 Hubble placed in orbit. Once again the USA leaps ahead in the exploration of space. This time visually. A flaw is later discovered and a Space Shuttle repair mission fixes it to then present some of the most clear photos of our universe and beyond. It is still up there taking photos. Read more <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/story/index.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Special Report - 25APR47 - Truman inaugurates white house bowling alley. A two lane set up was placed in the West Wing during the Truman administration. I read in one of the articles that he hardly used it but made it available to the employees to help them relax. The White House museum article with photos showing all the iterations the alley took over the years is <a href="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/floor0/bowling-alley.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Entertainment - 22APR78 - First Blues Brothers band performance on SNL. If you are about my age then you know just how unique SNL was back then and these guys just blew everyone away with this routine. I am listening to the concert they did later that year as I write this. I placed the link below for you to enjoy also. A good article on the first performance is <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/94596/day-1978-blues-brothers-rocked-snl" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The Blues Brothers December 31, 1978 live concert with all their best songs can be seen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=YTpiL_Leg-Q" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Sports -23APR54 - Hank Aaron hits first major league home run. He will go on to hit 755 total. There was racial tension surrounding him (it was 1974) when he passed Babe Ruth but it faded away after he kept on playing and hitting home runs. He is 2nd behind Barry Bonds (762 career home runs). Babe Ruth is 3rd with 714. Read more <a href="https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/aaron-hits-first-homer-off-raschi" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-88032074094108755932019-04-15T10:05:00.000-04:002019-04-15T10:05:10.947-04:00Cold War Heroes Series - Flight Deep Sea 129 Shoot Down<br />
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Historians like to refer the the Cold War being won without firing a shot. Of course, those of us that served know that that is a misnomer. Besides the "Proxy Wars" there were many incidents like this one where good soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen and coast guardsmen paid the ultimate sacrifice to keep our nation free from Communism.<br />
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This story is from April 15, 1969 when North Korean MIGs shot down flight Deep Sea 129, an EC-121 with the loss of all 31 crew members onboard. I wish to honor these fellow Cold Warriors on this anniversary date by sharing their story with you. RIP Fellow Cold Warriors<br />
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Thanks to Ned Forney, a writer of military articles in Korea for allowing me to share this with you today.<br />
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Shot down by a North Korean MiG fighter . . .<br />
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Follow this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NedForney/posts/2265679457022508?__tn__=K-R" target="_blank">link</a> for the rest of the storyThe Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-16498930495171889352019-03-30T10:38:00.000-04:002019-03-30T10:38:34.642-04:00Follow-up story for National Vietnam Veterans DayThis morning my Veterans Administration newsletter had a unique story I thought I'd share.<br />
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It truly exemplifies the meaning of the United States Flag, the Stars and Stripes, has for us Veterans.<br />
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The article is titled <a href="https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/58204/guardians-of-the-flag/" target="_blank">Guardians of the Flag: Veterans honor legacy of Vietnam War</a>.<br />
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How many other stories like this are out there just waiting to be discovered like this one?<br />
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It is the main reason I started this blog - to assist in sharing fellow Veteran's stories.<br />
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Link on over and then share it with the group of Veterans you connect with. Let's show the nation what the flag means to all of us.<br />
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Thank you to VAntage Point, the official blog of the VA Administration, for allowing this link to their site.The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-22533935643709475542019-03-29T11:56:00.000-04:002019-03-29T11:56:21.955-04:00National Vietnam Veterans Day <br />
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Of all the post I have seen today commemorating Vietnam Veterans Day, this one says it all for me.<br />
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I chose this one for it presents us as we are now. Most of us think of our time in service fondly because we do not remember the bad times, only the good. We remember our friends and fellow warriors.<br />
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Sometimes though, late at night when alone with our dreams, we remember the bad. God bless those of you that suffer still. May you gain peace in your life soon.<br />
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I caught the tail end of the Vietnam War and served on a Navy Guided Missile Frigate with the understanding that we may get orders to the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club at any time. Never did.<br />
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I did not serve in country but I enjoy these 'Toons from Phil. He has agreed to allow me to re-post his IN-COUNTRY cartoons as they fit the subject I am posting on in the future. Watch for them or visit his site and like his page.<br />
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Here is the link to the FB page where Phil post his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/InCountryCartoons/" target="_blank">IN-COUNTRY</a> art. Please link on over and view his work. He is also a graphic artist with quite an array of experience from 'toons to professional advertising. Check out his other work on his main FB page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Fehrenbacher-Illustration-108187779219965/" target="_blank">here</a>.The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-54934871667071201562019-03-21T10:53:00.000-04:002019-03-21T11:05:10.883-04:00Cold War Headlines - 14MAR to 20MAR - Entertainment19MAR49 - East Germany Approves Constitution - The first step to a divided country. The People's Council of the Soviet Zone of Occupation (Soviets) established a constitution that in effect, was the first step in dividing Germany after WW2. We all know that reunification finally happened in 1990 but this act started the ball rolling on furthering the start of the Cold War. The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was formed in October 1949. It was a pre-cursor to us having millions of troops stationed there over 46 years of Cold War. Read more <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/east-germany-approves-new-constitution" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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17MAR59 - Here is one for you Bubbleheads - USS Skate SSN-578 surfaces at the North Pole<br />
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16MAR68 - My Lai Massacre - history shows that war has had many instances of massacres of civilians, for Viet Nam Era Vets, it is My Lai that is the most notorious. Many enlisted and officer soldiers were charged but only one is still recognized for the crime, Lt. William Calley Jr. He was eventually tried, convicted, sentenced, imprisoned, and then paroled in September 1975. Those higher up in the chain of command were charged but not convicted. It is a sad day in the history of the US Army. Hopefully, current officers have learned from this tragedy. On a side note: I found a made for TV movie from 1975 on the court martial - <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145012/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt" target="_blank">Judgement: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley</a>. The movie does not seem to be available for sale or rent.<br />
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17MAR71 - Jane Leslie Holley commissioned into the USAF through the Auburn University ROTC program. I'm sorry to say that I could not find particulars on Ms. Holley's career or a photo to share here today. If anyone knew her then or knows her now, please share any info you can.<br />
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14MAR80 - How would you like to spend almost 2 days flying around the world, nonstop? - Well, this USAF B-52 crew did it in record time of 42 hours 30 minutes to win the Mackay award in 1980. Of course, it wasn't the first time an around the world flight happened, the first was 1924 (Army Air service) and took 175 days! The first non-stop was in 1949 (B-50 at 94 hours 1 minute) and I posted that achievement in an earlier post <a href="https://theproudcoldwarrior.blogspot.com/2019/02/cold-war-headlines-21feb-to-27feb.html" target="_blank">here</a>. The first B-52 non-stop was 1957 with a little longer flight than 1980 at 45 hours 19 minutes. More information on the B-52 flights is <a href="https://www.afgsc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/454903/year-of-the-b-52-b-52s-make-historic-nonstop-around-the-world-flights/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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14MAR90 Gorbachev Elected President of USSR - This short lived success followed 5 years since his ascension to power in the USSR. I state short lived because by December 1991 Gorbachev would resign and the USSR would cease to exist. During his tenure from 1985 to 1991, he was responsible for instigating vast changes in a system that did not tolerate change well. Not all of the ideas worked, especially the economic ones, and he fell out of favor with the people, the reformers, and hardliners alike. Without him though, we'd probably still be in the Cold War.<br />
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Special Feature - Coast Guard on the North Pole - I found this while searching for North Pole photos. A little humor helps now and then. bet his butt got cold!<br />
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Top of the song charts for this week 1959 - Venus by Bobby Darin - Listen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakpqLDEQAo" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Movie release - 16MAR90 - Blind Fury - A blind Viet Nam Vet fights with a sword to save an fellow Veteran's son. Rutger Hauer plays the blindVet and his stare helps fool the bad guys and his sword work is excellent. If this type of action movie is for you, give it a try. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAjnzHCPblQ" target="_blank">Here</a> is a scene from the movie. Amazon has it for rent and for sale - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Fury-Rutger-Hauer/dp/B001EJD3RS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=blind+fury&qid=1553174142&s=movies-tv&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Blind Fury Rental</a>.<br />
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Sports - 15MAR70 - Bobby Orr scores 100 points in a season - On March 15, 1970 Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins scored his 100th point in a single season becoming the first defenseman to do so. He racked up 20 more before the end of the season and won the Art Ross Trophy. The Bruins went on to win the Stanley Cup that season. Video of the 100th score is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzD5INr4h4s" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-21150968810089148882019-03-13T19:35:00.001-04:002019-03-15T09:56:53.223-04:00Cold War Headlines 7MAR to 13MAR - Special Report - Entertainment - Sports12Mar47 - Truman Doctrine - In a speech to Congress concerning aid to Greece and Turkey, President Truman laid out his thoughts concerning peace through the United Nations and his commitment to aid countries in need after WW2 to foster Democracy in the world. The principles of containing Communism through "Political, Military and Economic" means in countries where the Communist had a foothold became known as the Truman Doctrine. The full text speech can be read <a href="https://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/doctrine/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1947-03-12&documentid=5-9&pagenumber=1" target="_blank">here</a>. An excellent Department of Sate document on the Doctrine is <a href="https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-doctrine" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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10MAR59 - Tibet Rebellion - Tibet had been under occupation by the Chinese since 1951 and on this day 300,000 Tibetans surrounded the Dalai Lama's Palace because of fears that the Chinese military was going to take him into custody. Today, the Dalai Lama is in exile still. Read more about it <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rebellion-in-tibet" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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8MAR65 - U. S. Marines land in Vietnam - the Marines come ashore in an amphibious landing at Red Beach 2, just north of Da Nang. President Johnson agreed to provide the Marines to protect the air base. The <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-marines-land-at-da-nang" target="_blank">History.com article</a> provides details. It would be 10 years until the last Marine left. I have a previous post on the last Marines in Vietnam <a href="https://theproudcoldwarrior.blogspot.com/2015/04/forty-years-later-fall-of-saigon-my.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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8MAR75 - Thieu Orders Withdrawal - South Vietnam's President Thieu orders the military forces in the Central Highlands to withdraw from the NVA's campaign 275 which gained the upper hand in the battle by surrounding Ban Me Thuot. It is the beginning of the end for South Vietnam. I have a previous article posted on the Fall of Saigon <a href="https://theproudcoldwarrior.blogspot.com/2015/04/forty-years-later-fall-of-saigon-my.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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1980 11Mar85 - Gorbachev succeeds Chernenko - To use a statement from the above paragraph - It is the beginning of the end - 6 years later the USSR will no longer exist. Read the details of his ascension to power <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mikhail-gorbachev-picked-to-succeed-chernenko" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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11MAR90 - Lithuania declares independence from the USSR - This headline hits home - I am of Lithuanian decent. Kairis means left handed in Lithuanian according to a service I hired to research my last name. Gorbachev was not amused and declared the act unlawful. In January 1991 the USSR invaded Lithuania and took over. In September 1991 the USSR recognized Lithuania's independence after months of pressure by other world leaders recognizing the Lithuanian independence. Other previous Soviet block countries followed suit and declared their independence as the USSR disbanded. I don't use Wikipedia often as reference but they do have the most detail on this event. You can read more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_the_Re-Establishment_of_the_State_of_Lithuania" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Comic Book Covers - I have been encountering various comic books as I research stories to add here. Watch for a full article on them soon. Years ago, I did a review of the Team Yankee comic book series and you can see that previous post <a href="https://theproudcoldwarrior.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-third-world-war-proud-cold-warriors.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Special Feature - 8MAR17 - February Revolution in Russia - This week's Special Feature did not occur during the "Official" dates on the Cold War (1945-1991) but without this historical event, there would have been no Cold War at all. It is referenced as the February Revolution because Russia utilized the Julian calendar which showed the month as February. It was the beginning of the end (there is that phrase again) of Czarist rule in Russia. Within a week, the government resigned and on March 15, Czar Nicholas II abdicated and his brother refused the crown. The Petrograd Soviet took over and Lenin returned from exile to oversee the revolution. Read more <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/february-revolution-begins" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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8MAR71 - Ali Battles Frazier for Heavyweight Championship - "The Fight of the Century" - This bout is germane to the Cold war in that it was the first fight for Ali after his WBA fighting ban was lifted. The ban was placed on him and his title taken away because he refused to serve during the Vietnam War. The article is available <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ali-battles-frazier-for-heavyweight-championship" target="_blank">here</a> and a video is available on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g628CMIp-Vw" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.<br />
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<br />The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-21208765319612416792019-03-06T10:56:00.000-05:002019-03-06T10:56:16.141-05:00Cold War Headlines - 28 FEB to 6MAR - Special Report - Entertainment5MAR46 Churchill's so called "Iron Curtain" Speech, which is actually titled "The Sinews of Peace" at Westminster College, Fulton, MO at the invitation of President Truman takes place. The speech is mainly about the newly formed United Nations Organization and pursuing peace in the world in the aftermath of WW2. The Soviet Union and communism is the antagonist that threatens this world peace goal after such a devastating war. We all know how this worked out. The text of the speech is at the Winston Churchill biography <a href="https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1946-1963-elder-statesman/the-sinews-of-peace/" target="_blank">website</a>. I have read multiple books on Churchill, including the 3-volume biography (about 1,000 pages per volume), and this is one very impressive man. For those that would rather watch the speech there is a video on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMt7zCaVOWU" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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5MAR53 Stalin Dies - after 30 years in power, Joseph Stalin dies in a very similar manor to the man he supported in revolution, Lenin. The circumstances surrounding Stalin's death are eerily like the final days of Lenin, which Stalin, as some historians conjecture, orchestrated. Which of the four comrades that were there at Stalin's Dacha did a little more than being movie and dinner companions? Was it Malenkov, Beria, Khruschev, or Bulganin? or, all four of them!? Malenkov becomes Chairman the next day but relinquishes it to Bulganin 2 years later, who is then replaced by Khrushchev three years after that. A revolving door of communist dictators continues until the fall of the USSR in 1991. The Smithsonian magazine has a interesting take on the story <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-death-stalin-180965119/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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2MAR65 First "Rolling Thunder" Raid in Vietnam. Three years later and an estimated hundreds of thousands of pounds of ordnance dropped on Vietnam during Operation Rolling Thunder had limited effect in some historians viewpoint. Others disagree. Read more about it <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/operation-rolling-thunder" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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3MAR71 US Special Forces leave Vietnam. The U.S. 5th Special Forces Group departs Vietnam after almost 7 years in-country training and fighting alongside the South Vietnamese military. A large part of their effort was to organize the Montagnard (CIDG) forces. Read more <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-5th-special-forces-group-withdraws" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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6MAR83 Kohl Elected West German Chancellor - 3-time elected Chancellor of Germany, two times as West Germany, and once as the Unified Germany in 1990. This story will be of interest to you veterans who served in Europe, especially those of you who were stationed in West Germany during the Cold War. Read more <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kohl-elected-west-german-chancellor" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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6MAR90 - SR-71 #972 Transcontinental Flight Speed Records - Retiring in Style! Here is one for the Air Force and CIA oriented readers. In blazing speed style, SR-71 #972 is retired to the Smithsonian Museum by a record setting flight from Los Angeles to Dulles airport. I found a cool <a href="http://www.sr71.us/972record1.htm" target="_blank">website</a> with loads of information on the event. An SR-71 documentary with video of takeoff, flights, interviews with pilots, and information on missions is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ5FjVOvkB0" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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28FEB94 First NATO Military Action. Formed in April 1949 as a political and military alliance for mutual protection in the Cold War. The original 12 founding member countries has been expanded over the years to 29 countries. In 1955 The Warsaw Pact was signed by the USSR and seven member states in the Soviet sphere of influence to counter NATO. NATO and the Warsaw Pact forces never directly fought. On 28FEB94, NATO forces had their first military action by shooting down Serbian warplanes in the No Fly Zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina. The NATO website article on this event and follow on actions during the war and enforcement of the Dayton Peace Agreement is <a href="https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_52122.htm?selectedLocale=en" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Billboard Top 100 for this week in 1966<br />
SSGT Barry Sadler - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWjkeXKPQOI" target="_blank">Ballad of the Green Berets</a><br />
On the "B" side of the 45 record was this song - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY2qXZsRPvo" target="_blank">Letter from Vietnam</a><br />
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2MAR62 Wilt Chamberlin 100 Point Game He was the first to score 100 points in a single game beating his own 78 points record from earlier in the season. YouTube has more including audio of the game <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxMeEzhvNRs" target="_blank">here</a> and the NBA has a synopsis of the game <a href="https://www.nba.com/history/wilt100_moments.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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history.com website<br />
winstonchurchill.org website<br />
youtube.com for links to videos and songs<br />
smithsonianmag.com website<br />
sr71.us website<br />
nato.int website<br />
nba.com website<br />
spreadshirt.com website<br />
The Proud Cold Warrior Society store<br />
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<br />The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-82465917559601904772019-02-27T11:31:00.000-05:002019-02-27T11:40:26.643-05:00Cold War Headlines - 21FEB to 27FEB - Special Report - Entertainment - Sports, Movies, Books26FEB49 - Lucky Lady II Non-stop Global Flight - Here is one for the Air Force Vets that follow this blog. It was quite an accomplishment, continuous flight for 94+ hours, three pilots, double the crew to man the craft, doing something that had never been done before. Areal refueling was still in it's infancy, using the looped hose method and gravity feed to refuel the B-50 from a KB-29 four times. I started out doing this article from the WOW, it never happened before viewpoint but then I changed my mind. This blog is about what Cold Warriors did during our service. Those that gave the ultimate sacrifice in this effort take priority with me. Yes, the crew of Lucky lady II made history but so did 9 men who lost their lives to make this global flight happen. One of the refueling planes (45-21705) crashed on the way back to Clark AFB after refueling the Luck Lady II. Please link over to this website to learn more about these everyday heroes and help me honor the crew and officers that died that day. The Lucky Lady II story is <a href="https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/26-february-2-march-1946/" target="_blank">here</a> and the KB-29 crew's story is <a href="https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=62677" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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21FEB58 - USS Gudgeon SS-567 World Cruise - Here is one for the Navy Submariner Vets that follow this blog. Continuing with the "First" theme that presented itself this week, I have for you, a World Cruise first. USS Gudgeon SS-567 (2nd SS named Gudgeon) completed an around the world cruise, the first submarine to do so. Taking 8-months and cruising 25,000 miles. Quite an accomplishment. Gudgeon proved to be a true Cold Warrior in the late 1970s-1980s, she was re-designated an AGSS for research and then an SSAG to test sea launched cruise missiles. Gudgeon finished her distinguished career as a museum ship after service in the Turkish Navy as TCG Hizirreis S342. A note of interest for you Bubbleheads - the previous sub named Gudgeon SS-211 was the first submarine to sink a Japanese ship (submarine I-73) at the start of WW2.<br />
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24FEB 69 - Airman Awarded Medal of Honor - Vietnam - Airman First Class John L. Levitow. Loadmaster on an AC-47 gunship placed his own life in danger to save the aircraft and it's crew when an onboard flare threatened the flight after the plane was hit by enemy fire. He was awarded the Medal Of Honor for shielding the flare with his already severely wounded body and successfully exiting it outside before it ignited, thereby saving the crew and aircraft. He is one of two Airmen First Class who won the MOH in Vietnam. You can learn more <a href="https://amcmuseum.org/history/airman-first-class-john-l-levitow/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can read the Citation <a href="https://www.af.mil/Medal-of-Honor/Levitow/" target="_blank">here</a>. The other Airman to receive the award (posthumously) is Airman First Class William H. Pitsenbarger, a Pararescueman. for action on April 11, 1966. You can read his Citation <a href="http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/3388/pitsenbarger-william-h.php" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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21FEB72 - Nixon Goes to China - I had absolutely no idea why the quote - "Only Nixon Could Go To China" became part of the USA lexicon so I looked it up. The explanation I found makes sense in that President Nixon was so well known as a devote anti-communist, his trip to a communist country was not seen as him weakening his position. The trip surely opened up the eyes of the world to both the horror of the communist regime in China (look up famine in China during Mao's leadership) as well as the potential that establishing relations with China would provide. Of all the things I found on the web on this topic, I thought this would be cool to share. Learn more about why Nixon chose to visit China in President Nixon's own words <a href="https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/index.php/nixons-trip-china" target="_blank">here</a>. You probably know he taped everything so the Nixon Presidential Library website makes the tape excerpts available as well as the transcripts.<br />
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22FEB80 & 27FEB60 - USA beats USSR! - Almost everyone that follows ice hockey knows of the 1980 "Miracle On Ice" in Olympic Games history. Did you know that it wasn't the first time that Team USA beat the USSR at this game? And then go on to win Gold?!<br />
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Check out this <a href="https://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com/olympic-hockey-gold-medal/" target="_blank">story</a> on the 1960 Olympic Team USA hockey team!<br />
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Video of the 1980 win against USSR is available <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYscemhnf88" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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21FEB94 - Aldrich Ames arrested - I decided to use the Ames spy story for the 90s even though his arrest happened after the fall of the USSR because the investigation started in earnest in 1990. He had been an employee of the CIA since 1957 as a summer part time worker (his father worked at CIA). He went full time in 1962. His CIA employment was rocky at times (drinking related) but he eventually became a career employee. Fellow CIA employees became suspicious of his lavish lifestyle and the investigation began. He was on Moscow's payroll and was arrested with his wife on this date in 1994. Numerous field sources were revealed to the Soviets, top secret information was compromised, and the CIA director, James Woolsey, resigned. Ames is still in federal prison serving a life sentence and his wife was released after her 5-year sentence.<br />
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Special Report - 22FEB46 - Keenan's Long Telegram - George F. Keenan was assigned to the Moscow Embassy in 1946. The so-called "Long Telegram" is his response to questions about the Soviet Union's intensions after WW2. Keenan decided to answer all of the questions in one response and dictated what is now one of the most valuable historical documents of the Cold War. The responses in this 8,000 word telegram, and the follow on X-Article, helped shape President Truman's Doctrine in regards to "Containment" of the USSR's expansion. The entire telegram can be read <a href="https://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/coldwar/documents/pdf/6-6.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> (Truman Presidential Library).<br />
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25FEB64 - Sports - Clay Defeats Liston - Caseous Clay, later known as Mohammad Ali, defeats Sonny Liston for the world heavyweight championship! Clay is also significant in the Cold War, in that he refused to honor his draft notice and was convicted in 1967. It cost him the title but the Supreme Court overturned his conviction in 1971. The final process of how it was overturned is quite suspect, they ruled against (8-0 with 1 recusal) and then for overturning in a decision reversal, in my opinion it was politically motivated, but that was the times we lived in back then.<br />
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25FEB71 - Movies - Interviews with My Lai Veterans documentary movie released. Wins Oscar for Best Documentary, short subject. This anti-war movie is based on interviews the film maker performed with several My Lai massacre veterans who testified. As I stated above in Sports, the early 1970s were full of political turmoil and a movie sharing the truth of what happened at My Lai was readily accepted.<br />
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26FEB66 - "Music - # 1 Billboard hit - "These Boots Are Made For Walking" - Nancy Sinatra. Any male my age will remember this song. Not so much for the lyrics, or tempo, of how much of a hit it became; we remember it for the visual of Nancy Sinatra in the short skirt and boots dancing and singing. What a sight to behold in 1966. Here is the publicity <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2fPkzJsMU8" target="_blank">video</a> for the song and a second one where she performs it for the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys_R3VIpxNY" target="_blank">troops</a> in Vietnam. This fashion look, and the type of "Go Go" dancing was all the rage in the 1960s and 1970s.<br />
A personal note: My sister, Rosemary, was a "Go Go" dancer back then and came to my Navy Boot Camp graduation dressed in a mini-skirt and wearing high boots similar to the photo below. We lost Rosemary a few years ago and I was in her car for the funeral. I did not change her radio station, it was on SiriusXM's 60s station as usual. Her husband and daughter were in the limo and we were right behind them. As I drove through the cemetery gate to her burial plot, this song came on. My wife, my other sister, my brother, all gasped. I said - "Ro is with us right now". They all knew it was her favorite since Rosemary's Go Go dancer days. We did not leave the car until the song was over. No one believed us when we told them why we held up the service. Strange but true. And yes guys, Rosemary looked just like that on my Boot Camp Graduation day. Drove the guys crazy!<br />
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Books - George F. Keenan: An American Life by John Lewis Gaddis, Pulitzer Prize winning biography of the sender of "The Long Telegram" discussed above in the Special Report feature. I have read a few of John Gaddis' books and am quite impressed with his ability to plainly present facts and conclusions in his study of the Cold War. I highly recommend any of his writings to people interested in learning more about the Cold War. His writings are available everywhere books are sold and most libraries.<br />
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Google Images, YouTube, Time Magazine, Air Mobility Command Museum Website, This Day In Aviation Website, Aviation Safety Network Website, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Website, Truman Presidential Library Website.<br />
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<br />The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-79690094719700934592019-02-20T09:36:00.000-05:002019-02-20T09:40:42.821-05:00Cold War Headlines - 14FEB to 20FEB - Personal Story, Special Report, Entertainment18FEB47 - First Indochina War (Vietnam) - French Troops Capture Hanoi - after a short full scale conflict that started in December of 1946, the French army captures Hanoi. The Vietminh force escaped in the hills north of the city and started what would become almost 30-years of guerrilla warfare. The United States of America tried to intercede and broker a peace but was flatly rejected by Ho Chi Minh. France would fight a bloody war until 1954, with the nation being split into North and South Vietnam with their departure. The USA would eventually become involved and fight until 1973. In 1975, Saigon would fall and Vietnam would be united under communist rule. A good short synopsis of these early years is <a href="https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/french-indochinavietnam-1941-1954/" target="_blank">here</a>. The book shown below can be purchased <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dien-Bien-Phu-Cold-War-ebook/dp/B074P3RYNN/ref=sr_1_12?keywords=anthony+tuckerjones&qid=1550628407&s=gateway&sr=8-12" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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15FEB50 - USSR & PRC Sign Mutual Defense and Assistance treaty - the pact called for either of the parties to assist the other if attacked and settled disputes left over from the end of WW2. The agreement eventually broke down as the Chinese started to distrust that the Soviets completely adhered to Marxism-Leninism doctrine by adopting the Peaceful Coexistence policy towards the West. You can read more <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ussr-and-prc-sign-mutual-defense-treaty" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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14FEB62 Kennedy Authorizes U.S.Advisors to fire in self-defense - It may not be well known but it was President Eisenhower that initially sent the advisors to Vietnam. President Kennedy increased the size of the force in 1961. By the time of this executive order there were thousands in country and they were dying in combat. This order only authorized what was already happening on the ground. You can read more <a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/teachers/curricular-resources/high-school-curricular-resources/military-advisors-in-vietnam-1963" target="_blank">here</a>. The book is available <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Uniforms-Equipment-Military-Advisors-Vietnam/dp/0764311832" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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19FEB70 - Chicago 7 Sentenced - There were actually 8 defendants, Bobby Seale was tried separately through the judges order but was still convicted. Of the other 7, 5 were convicted and sentenced. For those that do not know this part of history; the 8 were protestor organizers at the 1968 Democratic Party Convention in Chicago, IL. I was 14 in 1968 and felt the world was coming to an end. War footage on TV, anti-war protestors everywhere, race riots in the cities; it was a frickin' mess. It was also the year I realized that if Vietnam kept going, I would be there some day. The full trial has been recorded and made public through this Federal Courts <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/trials/chicago7.pdf" target="_blank">document</a>.<br />
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20FEB86 - Soviets launch MIR Space Station core module - The Soviets hoped to regain the lead in space by placing the first modular space station into orbit. The initial base module was followed by others that eventually became a platform that supported the world's science for 15 years. The funny part of it all is that the space station outlived the communist regime that put it in orbit. Check out NASA's overview of MIR <a href="https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4225/mir/mir.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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1990s - While searching to find an article to share from 1990 or 1991, I ran into this one. This should of interest for the Army and Air Force Cold War vets that were stationed in Germany. I found an online PDF file of troop strength, base locations, and a section on the affects on the end of the Cold War. The chapter title is; After The Cold War: Restructuring the US Presence in Germany (page 17). You can link over to the document <a href="https://www.bicc.de/uploads/tx_bicctools/report4.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Personal Cold War Story - Wayne Tachell - Wayne provided this story after reading last week's article on the Black Sea incident about Soviet Navy interference in fleet operations.<br />
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"N.VET. USN. 64-70. I gave a Soviet Commander on a Tin Can, The Finger. He was trying to break through our circle of Tin Cans to get through to our carrier, so they could say we beat you and take pictures. We would go to full ahead and aim to ram and at the last moment, the Soviet ship would veer off. I was on the starboard side as I had just got off watch in the hole and saw that ship come so close, you could see the smile from their Skipper. I was scared at the thought of ramming and a tad bit pissed off. He saw me with my arm outstretched, giving him the F/U finger. I don't think he liked that much, as his smile disappeared and he went back in to the Bridge. That SOB gave us a hard time all night as we had to go full ahead, to half ahead, and then back to full ahead. Being on the boilers and doing your damnedest not to blow safeties was a bitch. Finally got off watch and hit the sack only to wake up to us sitting still, the whole fleet, and looking at that bastard sitting next to our carrier. Man, we were some really pissed off Snipes. We could have chewed up nails. We got up steam and our ships moved on. The Soviet ship stayed put. I gave him my best shot. There was, and still is, some satisfaction in knowing that. You may quote me on that. USS Frank E. Evans DD-754. Lest We Forget." - Wayne Techell<br />
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Editor's note: The U.S.S. Frank E. Evans DD-754 was involved in a fatal crash at sea off the coast of Vietnam with the carrier HMAS Melbourne on 3JUN69 and cut in two. 74 souls were lost. There is an effort underway to get their names added to the Vietnam Memorial Wall. The DOD has ruled that the Evans was outside the Vietnam combat zone and are not entitled to be on the wall. They have offered to do a separate memorial.<br />
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A second personal contribution comes from Bill Thilbeault in the form of a song honoring his shipmates of the Evans. Bill was aboard that fateful night. He is doing a cross country music tour to build awareness of the incident for the upcoming 50th Anniversary of the crash this June. You can listen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN4-pqKH9kU" target="_blank">here</a>. You can buy the album at his <a href="https://billthibeault.com/?fbclid=IwAR3zYkIjqzBVNGm4wC_PF4vg_m9qErpDtsqIV_ZOca5iuVvxwDilSJrjmss" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
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Please share your Cold War story - proudcoldwarrior@gmail.com - I'll gladly share it here on the blog.<br />
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Special Report - Timothy Hutton - actor - I noticed a continuing instance of this actor being in roles as a Cold War spy. So far I have discovered three spy movies he is in, The Falcon & The Snowman (last week's post), Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (next week's 1990's article) and, The Good Shepard (a movie I will post in the future).<br />
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The Silencers - movie release 18FEB66 - The first in a series of four movies based on the character in Donald Hamilton's novel series, Matt Helm. Hamilton's books were serious spy novels but Hollywood chose to make the Matt Helm movies as spy spoofs with outrageous plots, over the top sexual fantasies, and extraordinary spy gadgets. It was a huge hit at the box office with Dean Martin in the role of Matt Helm. Check out the movie trailer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-nVvC3v9iw" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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This week in 1978 on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 is Stayin' Alive by the BeeGees. Saturday Night Fever! The movie's opening is John Travolta strutting down the sidewalk dressed to the nines in the best disco style clothes with this song playing! And, who knew that Vinnie Barbarino could dance like that? The late 70s sure were interesting times. Link on over and groove to one of the best disco era songs ever made.<br />
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Saturday Night Fever movie opening sequence <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa9n7GirhsI" target="_blank">here</a>. Full BeeGees song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dxb-ty_LaA" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Cold War book of the week - In honor of the 74 souls lost on the Evans - here is their story: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unsinkable-Sailors-fall-Frank-Evans-ebook/dp/B0050D2IR0/ref=pd_sim_351_1/137-6568823-5084953?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0050D2IR0&pd_rd_r=28c5b865-33ee-11e9-affa-271c497848ec&pd_rd_w=Sj9M3&pd_rd_wg=I9eNB&pf_rd_p=90485860-83e9-4fd9-b838-b28a9b7fda30&pf_rd_r=W1N1N99Y9S7FRZM5NJEJ&psc=1&refRID=W1N1N99Y9S7FRZM5NJEJ" target="_blank">Unsinkable Sailors</a>.<br />
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Citations -<br />
University of Central Arkansas, political science department website.<br />
History.com for the This Day in History feature.<br />
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library website.<br />
Federal Judicial Center website.<br />
President Nixon library website.<br />
NASA website.<br />
YouTube for the links to the music videos.<br />
Amazon.com for the book link.The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-72280974390301558632019-02-13T13:04:00.000-05:002019-02-14T08:44:30.242-05:00Cold War Headlines - 7FEB to 13FEB - 1949, 1959, 1973, 1988, 1990, Special Report, Entertainment8FEB49 - Cardinal Mindszenty Sentenced - Hungary 1949, an already outspoken activist in opposition to the religious oppression he saw in WW2, then during the communist takeover; Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty was sentenced to life in prison during a quick trial by the Communist People's Court. You can learn more about his confinement, eventual release, and exile in the U. S. Embassy until the Vatican intervened <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cardinal-mindszenty-of-hungary-sentenced" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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As I am writing this, my wife (of Hungarian decent) and I were having a discussion about the current movement in Hungary towards socialism. She stated, "They haven't learned from their history, have they?". My reply was that the current generation was probably never taught the truth of their Communist past so they are destined to repeat it.<br />
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9FEB59 - USSR R-7 ICBM becomes operational - The USSR really was kicking our Space Race asses in the 1950s. This achievement, although obsolete as an ICBM before long, the R-7 became "THE" launch platform for the Soviet and then Russian space program. I found an excellent technical website with graphics, photos, and information to make any space geek's heart start to beat faster. You can link to it here - <a href="http://www.russianspaceweb.com/r7.html" target="_blank">Russian Space Web.</a><br />
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For those that prefer to read books, there is a multitude of books on the Space Race; I found this one that covers the early years - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Challenge-Apollo-Soviet-Union-1945-1974-ebook/dp/B014BYM13E/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=soviet+space+program&qid=1549985281&s=books&sr=1-3" target="_blank">Challenge to Apollo</a>.<br />
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If you prefer your history in 2 hours; I found this movie an excellent quick study of the Soviet space program - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Russian-Space-Program/dp/B01M29C3ID/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=soviet+space+program&qid=1549985131&s=gateway&sr=8-2" target="_blank">The Rise and Fall of the Russian Space program.</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Various iterations of R-7 Rocket</td></tr>
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10FEB62 - Spies swapped - Francis Gary Powers, any historian of the Cold War knows this story, even an amateur like me. On this day in 1962 the now famous spy swap was conducted. Multiple books, documentaries, and a hit Hollywood movie starring Tom Hanks has been done to share the story in many ways. Below, I share a book I found during my search for something different to post. The title is familiar to everyone because the movie also has that title, but the book is quite different from the movie version. The author, Giles Whittell, tells the story from the three main participants viewpoint, not the lawyer, James Donavan's view. Something new I learned is the real name of the Soviet spy. Check it out below.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Later Spy Swap at "Bridge of Spies"</td></tr>
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12FEB73 - First Vietnam War POWs head home - The first 20 prisoners are released in Hanoi in what was to be a programmed release of all 591 by 29MAR73. Operation Homecoming was negotiated at the Paris Peace Agreement which was signed earlier that year on 27JAN73. Link over to this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9J9LbcMH60" target="_blank">YouTube video </a>that initially looks like a North Vietnamese propaganda device; then transforms into the American view as the POWs are released. It is from the Maine Military Museum & Learning Center. I found other POW release videos there as well. Of course, numerous books have also been written on this event. I was in the Navy at that time, getting ready for my upcoming wedding (10MAR73) and, as we all were, very happy to see an end to the war. This event showed the country that the war really was over politically.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iconic Image of Vietnam POW Return</td></tr>
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12FEB88 - USSR & USA Navy ships "Bump" in the Black Sea - Here is one for the Navy visitors, both USA and Russian (my site statistics show that I get Russian visitors). I read through the Youtube video comments and laughed because it caused such a stir with the uninformed. I lived this life (72-82), it was normal stuff. Granted, this one got escalated to the point where the ships touched and actual damage to the ships happened but it was part of a Navy man's life back during the Cold War, on both sides. You don't think the sailors on both the Soviet and USA ships didn't have a pucker factor going once the SKR-6 Captain rammed the Caron? And, then, the Bezzavetny rams the Yorktown? Everyone's pucker factor on both ships and back at HQ increased ten fold once that initial "Bump" happened. It just escalated from there. The Cold War had us challenging each other all the time. I remember Soviet "Bear" aircraft doing practice runs above the carrier group where we "lit up" their asses with the fire control radars. Guns and missiles. F4's or F14s were scrambled to intercept. Trawlers followed the fleet. Once we ran circles around a trawler to cause excessive wave action to bounce them around like a cork. Both sides screwed with each other as part of the game. Many incidents happened in the 46 years of the Cold war. This was just one of them.<br />
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The next story shows who won this game when all was said and done just a few years later.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soviet Mirka-class frigate SKR-6 rams USS Caron first</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soviet Krivak-class frigate Bezzavetny rams USS Yorktown minutes later</td></tr>
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Youtube.com has many posted videos of this event, including a few in Russian language for those that speak Russian. Here is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4jQhnXrWbg" target="_blank">link</a> to help you get started on them.<br />
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7FEB90 Soviet Communist Party Gives Up Power - Reagan probably had a huge smile on his face on this day. He must have known that it was one of the steps in the Soviet Union failing. A little less than 2-years later the Soviet Union no longer existed. He may not have been President when it happened in 1991 (George H. W. Bush was) but Reagan caused it more than any other president. His policy of "We win, they lose" worked. Don't get me wrong, Gorbachov deserves his credit, or admonishment, depending on your view, but it was Reagan's plan that made this happen. The History.com article on the particulars of how this came to be is <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-communist-party-gives-up-monopoly-on-political-power" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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New Feature - Special Report - 12FEB2002 - Milosevic Goes On Trial - This story is directly related to the Cold War in that he came to power in Yugoslavia during the Cold War and was one of the last hold outs for the old ways. Causing so much death and destruction in the 1990s. He also was an extreme hard liner, as so many Socialist/Communist leaders have been shown to have been. Yugoslavia was a Socialist country ruled by the Communist Party. He did not survive his trial by dying of a heart attack. The final court ruling is that there was no direct evidence that he ordered the genocide but was indifferent to it and did nothing to stop it. You can read more <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/milosevic-goes-on-trial-for-war-crimes" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Movie - Seven Days In May Released, February 12, 1964 - An excellent Cold War era film that explores the affects of the President's desire to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Filmed in black & white, the lack of color adds a sense of actually being there, watching the events unfold. The movie's story line shares what it would be like to have a pending Constitutional crisis as the military plots the removal of a President. I was able to find the movie for free on Youtube.com; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o3lNlJRmtY" target="_blank">Seven Days in May</a>.<br />
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Top of the Billboard Chart - 1960 - Teen Angel by Mark Dinning - I must hear this song at every car show I attend. It was a huge hit and many people that were teens at that time want to hear it. I'm sure we have some Cold Warriors on here that are fans of this song from their youth. Listen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22oY2CuNCO4" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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New Feature - Cold War Book - <i>"BRIDGE OF SPIES", </i>Whittell, Giles, Broadway Books, New York, 978-0-7679-3107-6<i>. </i>This book was added this week because, even though it was published in 2010, the book is the true story of one of this week's historical events; the 10FEB62 spy swap. This book is not the one the Tom Hanks movie was based on. That movie is based on the lawyer James Donovan's perspective and I covered it in a previous post (<a href="https://theproudcoldwarrior.blogspot.com/2015/10/bridge-of-spies-movie-revue.html" target="_blank">read archived Bridge of Spies movie review post</a>). This book centers on the true story of the three main character's involved; William Fisher (Soviet Spy commonly known as Rudolf Abel), Francis Gary Powers (CIA U2 Pilot), and Frederic Pryor (GraduateStudent). Amazon provides a good synopsis, sample, and reviews of the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003F3PKW2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Citations<br />
History.com's On This Day... series is an excellent source for choosing what to post here.<br />
Youtube.com - Thank you to all the posters that share movies and songs so I can share them with my visitors.<br />
Google Search provided the images.<br />
Russianspaceweb.com for allowing the link to their superb information on the R-7.<br />
Amazon.com for allowing links to their site for book and movie purchases.<br />
Maine Museum & Learning Center for the Vietnam War PO film<br />
<br />The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-3040684684583715242019-02-06T10:02:00.002-05:002019-02-06T10:53:11.758-05:00Cold War Headlines - January 31-February 6 - 1940 - 1950 - 1960 - 1970 - 1980 - 1990 - Entertainment 4FEB45 - Yalta Conference Foreshadows the Cold War - A troika of allied leaders, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet to discuss World War 2 issues with fighting Germany and Japan but all three have their own post war agendas to promote. A sticking point that became a catalyst for the animosity between the USSR and the West was, what to do with Poland. The Soviet leader wanted to keep it (they occupied Poland at this time), and the West wanted the government in exile to be reinstated after the war. Read a quick <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yalta-conference-foreshadows-the-cold-war" target="_blank">overview</a> to learn more.<br />
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31JAN50 - Truman Announces Development of H-Bomb - President Truman announces that he has authorized the development of a <i>"Superbomb"</i> after finding out that the USSR had compromised the ability to develop a hydrogen bomb through their spy Klaus Fuchs, a USA scientist in the nuclear program. Just under 3-years later, <i>"Mike"</i> was detonated and ushered in the era of the <i>"Hell Bomb"</i>, as the device was referred to back then. The world has lived under the shadow of a thermonuclear destruction event since then. Read more <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-announces-development-of-h-bomb" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">I forget which Facebook group I obtained this image from. Must have been a Navy one. It is not the first H-bomb test in 1952 but is quite relevant to the fury that a thermonuclear bomb could unleash. If this is your image, please email me and I will add the proper citation credit.</span><br />
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31JAN68 - Viet Cong Attack US Embassy - I remember this day as a teen. Saw the reports on the TV as my parents watched. This, and the entire TET Offensive that year, is what caused me to become more aware of the Vietnam War. I realized that I may become part of this if it does not end by my 18th birthday. As we all know, it didn't end so I joined the Navy. I didn't want to "tromp through rice paddies" as I said back then. I have been binge watching the TV show Wonder Years, and a recent episode was on the 12-year old main character Kevin, seeing the war TV coverage. I faded right back to those very same years in my mind. Don't remember much about the rest of the show that night, something about a protest walk out at the junior high, etc but I sure do remember the real film of firefights, explosions, wounded men, and defiance of the troops against authority being shown on the evening news. More information is available <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong-attack-u-s-embassy" target="_blank">here</a> and all over the internet. A YouTube video is available <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6lsGorOpoo" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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31JAN72 - North Vietnam Presents 9-Point Peace Proposal - Peace talks were stalled to the public eye but Kissinger was busy behind the scenes. To break the stalemate President Nixon had the information of an 8-point plan, discussed in secret meetings, made public. In response, and to get their version of the facts out, the North Vietnamese released their 9-point peace plan proposal (political one-upmanship I guess). It worked to get the ball rolling again and just about a year later a solution was found and the Paris Peace Accords were signed. How many died as these talks continued? The article is <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnam-presents-nine-point-peace-proposal" target="_blank">here </a>to learn more.<br />
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6FEB85 - Reagan Doctrine Announced - Dropping the old "Containment " policy established by President Truman, President Reagan used the 1985 SOTU address to redefine our policy in regards to the USSR. The Cold Warrior in him wanted to push back on the Soviets so he established a new view, in that the USA would support "Freedom Fighters" across the world to defeat the USSR. Other Cold war oriented parts of the speech present limiting nuclear arms, SDI support, and a call for a strong defense. You can read the entire address <a href="https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/research/speeches/20685e" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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31JAN90 - First McDonald's Restaurant Opens in Soviet Union - not much to say here other than the Big Mac and capitalism come to Moscow in a very big Cold War thawing move! A video podcast with more facts is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOkWaFPENFg" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">30,000 people showed up on opening day. They expected 1,000.</td></tr>
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I could not find a Cold War related movie release for this week but did find two for next week. I decided to introduce one of those early this week.<br />
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The Falcon & the Snowman Movie Release - released on February 8, 1985, the movie, based on the true exploits of two men's espionage during the 1970s, explained the complexities of their lives that caused them to spy on their native country for the Soviet Union. One did it for his convictions and one did it for the money and excitement. While researching this movie I found out that they are both out of prison now (served their prison time and parole period) and have moved on with their lives. The movie is not available for digital download or streaming that I could find but the disc is available on Amazon and other online outlets. YouTube.com has quite a few movie clips as well as the trailer. The movie trailer link is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N2Iw953cc4" target="_blank">here</a>. Buy the movie <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dmovies-tv&field-keywords=the+falcon+%26+the+snowman" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Billboard Top 100 for 1964 - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles - The British Invasion Starts! Music changed forever with this group. A multitude of hits over the years influenced <i><u>the</u></i> world and, their songwriting was influenced <i><u>by</u></i> the world. From this quirky pop hit in 1964 to the insightful <i>Imagine</i> by John Lennon in 1988<i>, </i>these four young men from Liverpool England sure impacted music during the Cold War. I can still visualize the living room scene as the Beatles were introduced on Ed Sullivan and my older sisters going crazy screaming, my mom and dad telling them to quiet down, and my brother and I sitting in the back wondering what was happening. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs" target="_blank">Listen to the video here</a>.<br />
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Thanks to History.com, YouTube.com, Reagan Presidential Library, and the World Wide Web for the images and videos used here today.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "; font-size: 16px;">Share your Cold War story! Where did you serve? Military or Civilian? Stateside or Overseas. Fulda Gap? Berlin? NATO? CIA? State Department? The Dew Line? On a Missile Battery? Down in a Silo? At Sea? Under the Sea? In the Air? According to the VA over 26 million Vets are still alive. I'd bet that most served in the 1945-1991 time frame and I'd like to share your story on this blog. As long as it isn't still classified, email me with your story and I will post it here. </span><a href="mailto:proudcoldwarrior@gmail.com" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">proudcoldwarrior@gmail.com</a>The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-25188872911263530642019-01-30T11:29:00.001-05:002019-01-30T16:08:12.107-05:00Cold War Headlines - January 23-30 - 1946 - 1951 - 1968 - 1973 - 1982 - 1990; Plus Cold War in Entertainment 1946 - President Truman's State of the Union Address makes him the first Cold Warrior president. His speech titled "From War to Peace - The Year of Decision" includes passages laying the groundwork for what would be eventually known as the Cold War. Under the section of international affairs this sentence stands out - "Simply to name all the international meetings and conferences is to suggest the size and complexity of the undertaking to prevent international war in which the United States has now enlisted for the duration of history.". Could this have been a subtle reference to the coming Cold War with the communist? Further on there is a reference to the USSR and China, and then a distinct commitment to ensure that Korea becomes free - "It is the purpose of the Government of the United States to proceed as rapidly as is practicable toward the restoration of the sovereignty of Korea and the establishment of a democratic government by the free choice of the people of Korea.". Less than five years later we were in a shooting war in Korea. The first hot proxy war in the wider Cold War. The full text of the speech is available here: <a href="https://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/tap/11446.htm" target="_blank">From War to Peace - The Year of Decision</a><br />
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1951 Nuclear Test at Frenchman Flats Nevada - There were two test this week in 1951, January 27 & 28. The first atmospheric nuclear test took place on Area 5. The one-kiloton device called <i>Able</i> was dropped from an Air Force B-50 bomber. The second, the next day, was called <i>Baker</i> was an eight-kiloton bomb also dropped from a B-50 bomber. They were the 4th and 5th airdropped devices since the start of the program (including Hiroshima and Nagasaki). The history of the Nevada test site is available here: <a href="https://www.nnss.gov/docs/docs_LibraryPublications/DOENV_715_Rev1.pdf" target="_blank">Nevada Test Site Guide</a><br />
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January 23, 1968 USS Pueblo Seized by North Korea - I was just 14, and saw the news report on the evening news but didn't think much about it. Never even thought that someday I'd be blogging on the event. And, who in the world would believe that 51 years later, the USS Pueblo would be in the news still with the current negotiations to de-nuc the Korean Peninsula?! It would be great if the USA negotiators made the return of the ship a condition of whatever deal is eventually agreed upon. You can read the History.com article here: <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uss-pueblo-captured" target="_blank">USS Pueblo Seized</a><br />
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January 23, 1973 - Nixon Announces Peace Settlement - I was stationed aboard the USS Farragut when this news hit. I was a few months away from getting married and my future wife was worried that the ship had another turn in the Tonkin Gulf coming up. It was not scheduled but other ships in Newport R.I., and the Farragut itself, prior to my assignment, had served in Vietnam. It was a possibility we had discussed during our engagement. Overall everyone took the news in stride because other announcements had fallen through. This one stuck though and eventually the long national nightmare was over. The South Vietnamese nightmare continued for a couple more years but that is a post for April.<br />
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<a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-announces-peace-settlement-reached-in-paris" target="_blank">Read the "This Day In History" article here.</a><br />
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January 28, 1982 - United States Brigadier General James L. Dozier is rescued after being held captive by the Red Brigades in Italy. Kidnapped from his home on December 17, 1981. General Dozier was the deputy Chief of staff at NATO's Southern European land forces headquarters. The Red Brigades in Italy had foreign support from the Czechoslovak StB and the PLO. Small arms, logistics, and training were provided with the PLO being the "middle man" for the transfer from Czechoslovakia.<br />
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The general tells his own story: <a href="https://www.army.mil/article/153962/retired_general_recalls_1981_terrorist_kidnapping" target="_blank">Retired general recalls 1981 terrorist kidnapping</a><br />
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January 28, 1990 - Romanian protest against Ion Iliescu government. Protesters in the tens of thousands gather in Victory Square to call for open free elections as the former Soviet Union satellite tries to recover from the December 1989 revolution that resulted in the Dictator Ceausescu's death. Romania was one of many Soviet satellite nations experiencing the "Winds of Change" during the turbulent years as the former Soviet Union fell apart. You can read the BBC article here: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/28/newsid_2506000/2506181.stm" target="_blank">Romanian Protest</a><br />
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Entertainment From This Week in Cold War History:<br />
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January 29,1964 - Dr. Strangelove Movie Release - What a great movie! It holds it's own with any CGI enhanced flick of today. What a wonderful combination of absurdity, comedy, and current events in 1964! And, who can ever forget the ending where Major "King" Kong rides the bomb all the way down as if he was riding a bucking bronco?! An oddity I recognized on the movie posters is that the poster image is of B52s and the movie uses interior shots of a B52 but uses film of B58 Hustlers in flight for the flying scenes. This is one of my Cold War movie favorites.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Strangelove-Learned-Stop-Worrying/dp/B000P407K4/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1548786677&sr=1-2&keywords=dr.+strangelove" target="_blank">Rent or buy movie at Amazon link</a></div>
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January 1972 - American Pie - Don Mclean is on top of the Billboard Charts - Almost all of us in this generation of Cold Warriors knows this song. The backstory is that Don McLean was a paperboy delivering papers when Buddy Holly died in the plane crash. The headline became the catalyst for the song later in his career as as folk singer. The attached link takes you to the full 8 1/2 minutes version on Youtube. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ecvBaqHBk" target="_blank">American Pie song link.</a></div>
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<br />The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-82700389356712046002019-01-17T09:12:00.001-05:002019-01-17T09:12:34.160-05:00We are back, finally!Hello all,<br />
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After a long time of enduring a working life as I knew it, I finally retired and have the time to do what I wish. One of those wishes is that I restart this blog and the Proud Cold Warrior Society attached to it.<br />
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I started this blog to promote the fact that we Cold Warriors are proud of our service and share the history, personal stories, and opinions of those of us involved in the conflict. Yes, it was a conflict in many different forms. Both hot and cold. The hot periods came through the proxy wars we fought and the hidden clashes we had directly with the USSR. The cold periods were the longest spanning from 1945 to 1991. These were years of a standoff between the USA and USSR military and intelligence agencies where we tried to get the "upper hand" on the opposition.<br />
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In addition to this blog I will be conducting interviews with Cold War veterans, their personal stories will be shared here and then deposited with the Library of Congress for permanent recording.<br />
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I thought I'd start with a simple "This Day In History" article from the History.com website.<br />
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On this day in Cold War history - 1966 - <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/h-bomb-lost-in-spain?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2019-0117-01172019&om_rid=cebd1ac2a06aaf5f0bd20e3f05ee06b8877f87bca1b884af1456b0ccf32afb6f&om_mid=534485178&kx_EmailCampaignID=26821&kx_EmailCampaignName=email-hist-tdih-2019-0117-01172019&kx_EmailRecipientID=cebd1ac2a06aaf5f0bd20e3f05ee06b8877f87bca1b884af1456b0ccf32afb6f" target="_blank">H-Bomb Lost In Spain!</a> Follow this link to learn more.<br />
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Can you imagine the stress the world population went through with newspaper headlines like this each time a bomber crashed or jettisoned the payload?!<br />
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I first read of this story in a book many years ago about Dr. John P. Craven's exploits during the Cold War. His team was directly involved in the recovery of the H-bombs. If you are unaware of Dr. Craven's work, his book: The Silent War: The Cold War Battle Beneath the Sea is an excellent read. He was involved in a multitude of Cold War lost submarine incidents, USSR ICBM recoveries, and clandestine undersea intelligence operations. It is available on Amazon.com at this web link: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC0UCQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" target="_blank">The Silent War - John P. Craven</a><br />
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Citations:<br />
1. Craven, John Pina (2010), <i>The Silent War,</i> Simon and Schuster, pp. 174-175, ISBN 978-0-684-87213-1.<i> </i><br />
2. The photos used in this post are from a Google search - no citations were attached. Thank you for the use of them and if you are the copyright holder, please connect and I will provide full citation.<br />
3. Thank you to the History.com website for the <i>This Day In History</i> article.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excellent Cold War Book</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alvin Submersible Used In Recovery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Craven Is On The Far Left</td></tr>
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<br />The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-88013940401553374972017-05-29T07:27:00.000-04:002019-03-15T09:58:30.024-04:00Memorial Day Poem 2017I wrote this poem a while back. Many of us have experienced this. I saw it first hand as a teen in a small town in Pennsylvania during the Vietnam War. It has happened throughout our Nation's history. It happened during the Cold War even though we supposedly "Won without firing a shot", and it still happens today during the War on Terror.<br />
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The poem is my way of honoring those that paid the ultimate price to ensure our freedom. Thank you. John Kairis, USN, 1972-1982<br />
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MY BOY IS COMING HOME TODAY<br />
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My boy is coming home today<br />
Smartly dressed children at play<br />
Proud woman pressing his shirt<br />
My boy is coming home today<br />
Military man's photo on a mantel<br />
The doorbell rings, it is time<br />
My boy is coming home today<br />
Apprehension swells for all<br />
A row of black cars at the ready<br />
My boy is coming home today<br />
Silent procession through the streets<br />
A strong hand holds hers<br />
My boy is coming home today<br />
Red, white, and blue<br />
Folded flag, volley fire, taps<br />
My boy is coming home today<br />
He always stood up for others<br />
And gave his life for them<br />
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My boy came home today<br />
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Please feel free to share this poem with others through social media, email, etc. Share it with your friends, relatives, and veterans where it may mean something to that person.<br />
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The copyright statement below is for anyone who would use this for commercial purposes. For that person, please connect with me at proudcoldwarrior@gmail.com, and we can discuss approval.<br />
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The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-42637678714747995902017-02-10T07:51:00.000-05:002017-02-10T07:51:13.903-05:00WOW - 45 Years !<div class="MsoNormal">
45 years ago today; a young, full of himself 18 years old boy
strode into the downtown Philadelphia induction center with his mother and
girlfriend to be processed into the U. S. Navy. The mother was proud but a
little concerned; Vietnam was waning but still a threat. His girlfriend, now wife,
had a hodgepodge of feelings; apprehensive, fearful, tearful, and just a
little angry that he chose this path.</div>
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His recruiter was probably relieved that this quota number
finally made it into the books after broken bones caused his
induction to be delayed twice. The Navy needed Snipes and this dumb kid actually
volunteered to become a Machinist Mate. I’m sure the recruiter thought, as Bugs Bunny so
famously stated in one of his productions – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZruHfeUcNys">“What a Maroon”</a>. </div>
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That boy was me. </div>
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After the inevitable SNAFU; Great Lakes for Boot Camp instead
of Orlando, I took the oath that means so much now but were just words to
repeat at that time. A short trip up to the North Philly train station and I
was on my way not thinking how cold it was going to be in Illinois that time
of the year. I was dressed for Orlando. Hell, I didn’t even have socks on. The
Recruiter said to wear stuff that you could throw away vs. shipping home. Oh
well, I made it through Boot, home on leave, back to GLAKES for MM “A” School
and then off to the fleet. Three ships, 6 months with Shore Patrol in Philly, temporary duty with the SeaBees, and a Recruiting tour later I was a
civilian again.</div>
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I didn’t even know what the Cold War was in 1972 but I sure
learned as the years went on; now I blog about it.</div>
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My service wasn't a John Wayne movie type enlistment. Nothing extremely
exciting happened. No visible confrontations with the Soviets. I'm sure there was the occasional Soviet sub chased away from the Carrier group. My ships had
an occasional trawler get too close to the Carrier now and then that we would shoo away by getting too close to them. Now and then Soviet Bear patrol plane would fly
over at what seemed like mast top level to harass us, as we had harassed their Comrades. The closest I personally got to the
Soviets was in the Philadelphia Navy Yard, of all places. Soviet grain freighters
passed by the end dry dock on their way to receive grain the United States sold
them during one of their poor harvest seasons. We would hold up Playboy and Hustler
magazines and their crewmen would go crazy at the site of naked American women in their binoculars. Fun times.</div>
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I enjoyed parts of it, hated parts of it, liked commands, disliked
commands. It was a typical enlistment based on other post from Veterans that I
have read over the years. A popular Navy advertising slogan at that time was “It’s
not just a job, It’s an Adventure!” Actually, for me, and for most of those 10
years, it was my job. A very unique and varied job to say the least but I
treated it like my everyday job mentally. We knew the importance of keeping the Soviets away, presenting strength, showing the American flag in foreign lands, but we were mechanics making the ship go. That Soviet stuff was for the Captain to worry about. The constant reminder for us was drills, drills, drills.</div>
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One thing I think of often now is how I
went from being a lost, no direction, fatherless teen to a
man with a wife, two children, and responsibilities; both shipboard and home.
Responsibilities I took earnestly and performed to the best of my abilities. One Easter liberty changed
it all for me. I caught a hop on a P3 Orion back home after a GITMO exercise.
When I got there my youngest, Jennifer, did not know who I was. I decided that
weekend, I was done. I still had time to go on that hitch but I was done
making a 37 year old destroyer haul reserves around the Caribbean Sea while my children were growing up not knowing who their father was. I got out and went home to a new career where I saw my family
almost every day. It was the right decision back then because in 1998, Jennifer died.
If I had stayed in, I would not have had those years with her. I miss her dearly since she died but I do have pleasant memories of her and her older sister, Christina; growing up, attending high school, first dates, sweet sixteen parties, college, etc. I would not have those memories if I had stayed in the Navy.</div>
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Yes, I am like most Vets now. Remembering the good times and
not the tough ones is part of getting older. Now that I am 63 and need a
pension and healthcare I sometimes think getting out was a mistake. “Should
have stayed for 20 and retired” pops into my head now and then (usually at bill
paying time) but I didn’t stay in so there is no use crying in my beer about it. What is
done is done! </div>
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Back in 2010 when reading an article around Veterans Day about how Cold War Veterans get no recognition, I started blogging on the Cold War. I’ve written my own thoughts, reposted other articles, and posted Cold War Veterans stories on and off since then. I started an association for Cold War Veterans - The Proud Cold Warrior Society (you can still join if you wish). Email me and I'll send you the link to sign up. Life got in the way this past year or so and I’ve let the blog go dormant. I’m restarting it today.</div>
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Thanks for visiting this blog. And, special thanks to the
followers and those who participated by sharing their Cold War stories over the
past few years. In that thought, if you want to share what you did during your
Cold War service, please contact me at <a href="mailto:theproudcoldwarrior@gmail.com">theproudcoldwarrior@gmail.com</a>.
I’ll be glad to record your story here.</div>
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God Bless and Bravo Zulu to all of you who were like me and
went from a kid to a Cold Warrior by serving during a conflict that still does
not get the recognition it deserves. </div>
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Hey, we were Superheroes; we Saved The
World from Nuclear Annihilation!</div>
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We all have a story of those times. Share yours here.<br />
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My Cold War service: MMFA to MM1 (E-2 to E-6), 1972-1982, U.S.S.
Farragut DLG-6, U.S.S. Guam LPH-9, Shore Patrol PNSY (TDY 1976), Navy
Recruiting Command, NTC Port Hueneme (TDY
1979), U.S.S. Harold J. Ellison DD-864, NTC Port Hueneme (TDY 1982). </div>
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The Farragut was my favorite assignment - I became a man there and I
had a great mentor in Senior Chief Smeltzer, I didn’t spend much time on the
Guam to have an opinion - the Chief sent me off to Shore Patrol - good move
because I liked it, Recruiting was both challenging and interesting - I
gained new skills and learned I could do more than fix machines - both my girls
were born then also, Port Hueneme was fun being with the SeaBees because it was
different and I was teaching - I taught pipe fitting during both TDY assignments,
the Ellison challenged my skills both mechanical and leadership. </div>
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Overall there was nothing earth shattering. I just did my
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Thank you,</div>
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John Kairis</div>
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The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-85027031622305543462016-04-07T06:23:00.000-04:002016-04-07T06:24:00.317-04:00Blog UpdateI apologize but I have suspended writing while I deal with other priorities, this is a part-time endeavor for me. Work, a new house, and family responsibilities have and are consuming most of my spare time so far in 2016. I will resume as soon as possible.<br />
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Link over to the t-shirt website by clicking on one of the logo images to the right.<br />
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If you would like to share your Cold War story please contact me at proudcoldwarrior@gmail.com. I will publish your story to share with the readers around the world.<br />
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Thanks for understanding my current time constraints.<br />
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The Proud Cold WarriorThe Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-86089943922719477792016-02-10T18:56:00.000-05:002016-02-10T18:56:57.939-05:00A little nostalgia on an anniversary date<div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">44 years ago today, I boarded a train at the North Philadelphia station and changed my life forever. That train was the start of a trip which eventually got me to a place called, RTC Great Lakes. My conversion, from a small town car nut shade tree mechanic into a highly trained Snipe Machinist Mate worthy of his salt, began.</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">I am a better man for it.</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Three sea duty tours, two yard periods, shore duty, recruiting duty, and shipmates of all kinds influenced my experiences. I am grateful to have served with them all. Even the ones that did not like me, or I they. The interaction in the close environment of shipboard duty certainly helped build a better understanding of people of all races, nations, religions, and personalities. These are skills I use to this day in my current career in sales.</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Memories are flooding through my brain so fast as I write this and I want to share them all with you but I can't. There are way too many of them.</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">The memories that stand out in my mind are the sunsets, storms, and the people. A beautiful sunset in the Straights of Magellan just popped into my head when I wrote the word sunsets, a very nasty storm off Cape Hatteras made me write storms, and the vision of a shipmate on the Farragut playing his cello like a jazz base in the rec room is a great people memory I have. There are so, so many more.</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">I remember flying thousands of miles to meet the ship after "A" school and the first sailor I meet the next morning is MM3 John Thomas, who's home town was minutes from mine back in Pennsylvania. We became good friends. Senior Chief Smeltzer became the best mentor any man could have. He taught me to be humble and to accept the leadership ability I evidently had in me and never saw. Lt. Matheson, "Mr. Matt", showed me that not all officers were a-holes and that my Irish Setter liked bourbon. That party is a story for another post! And, Commander "Crash" Toland proved to me that even the Captain screws up now and then. Much to the chagrin of the "HT's" on the Happy Jack!</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">I especially cherished the homecomings. Seeing my beautiful wife and children on the pier waiting for me is a vision that I fondly think of now and then. Once, on the Ellison, we were pulling up to the pier in Philly's back basin. I wore a headset during Sea and Anchor Detail, and one of the guys said into the sound powered phones - "Look at the blond in the blue dress! Wow!". She deserved a look because she was a looker in that sky blue dress. Someone else said, "Quiet, that's Kairis' wife". The reply came back "Lucky man". I sure was and still am lucky to have her in my life! She stood by me through all that crap. Recently during a family event, I heard my wife tell my sister - "I always thought I'd never see him again every time he went to sea". She never told me. She kept it to herself all the way up to that BBQ discussion. Going to sea was exciting for me but fearful for her.</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Time does have a way of sneaking up on us and causes us to only remember the good things. There were bad days, months, and years also, we all had them during our military service but we tend to push those aside in our old age and remember the good. I guess that is what I am doing today.</span></h2>
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The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-30531457847847095272016-01-23T05:56:00.000-05:002016-04-07T06:20:55.523-04:00New articles temporarily suspendedI apologize but I have suspended writing while I deal with other priorities, this is a part-time endeavor for me. Work, a new house, and family responsibilities have and are consuming most of my spare time so far in 2016. I will resume as soon as possible.<br />
<br />
Watch for new t-shirt designs as well. If you have a new t-shirt design idea, please contact me. We have produced a SAC Air Force t-shirt based on a logo someone shared with us.<br />
<br />
Link over to the t-shirt website by clicking on one of the logo images to the right.<br />
<br />
If you would like to share your Cold War story please contact me at proudcoldwarrior@gmail.com. I will publish your story to share with the readers around the world.<br />
<br />
Check back often or sign up for updates by following the blog.<br />
<br />
Thanks for understanding my current time constraints.<br />
<br />
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The Proud Cold WarriorThe Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-32197079095669811922015-12-23T10:28:00.000-05:002015-12-23T10:28:07.033-05:00Christmas in Korea - A Cold Warrior's storyI have had various Cold War Veterans share their Christmas stories with me. Here is the first one which is a re-post from last year.<br />
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It still gets to me. I will share others over the next few days.<br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">It was dark and cold on the flight line. I was all bundled up in my parka and layers of clothing. I was alone with nothing but the lights in each revetment to keep me company. I walked with my toolbox by the revetments all lined up on either side of a taxiway. The revetments were big half shells of cement and steel designed to protect the aircraft from attack. Each one contained an F-4E Phantom fighter. The fighters were painted in various shades of olive drab in a camouflage pattern. Save for the nose that was painted with the large black eyes, white teeth and blood red mouth of a shark. On the back of the revetment was a fence separating the restricted aircraft areas and the rest of the base.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Soon I found the revetment containing the fighter I needed to work on. I climbed up on the left wing and opened a panel on the fuselage. It was Christmas Eve, and I was on the other side of the planet from my South Dakota home. It was cold and the wind whistled through the half shell buildings. I worked on the broken wires frequently blowing on my hands to keep them warm. The work was too delicate to do with gloves on. I didn’t feel sorry for myself though it would have been nice to have some company. There were many places, warm places, I would have rather been.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Is I worked I began to hear singing. Familiar music but the words I didn’t understand. I climbed off the aircraft and followed the singing to behind the revetment. I went through an opening and found myself standing next to the fence. On the other side of the fence lined up facing me there were about ten Korean children and a couple of adults. The children were singing </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><em>Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas </em>in Korean. As I stood there they then sang </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><em>Silent Night</em>and I joined in. After the songs one of the adults came up and said, “Merry Christmas Sergeant. We saw you out here by yourself so the children wanted to sing to you so we stopped the bus.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">“All this just for me?” I asked quietly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">“Yes Sergeant. The children know you are far from home to protect them so they wanted to give you their song.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I knelt down to the level of the children and said thank you, “Kom som ni da, kom som ni da” over and over and to each one individually.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The children started talking back as they waved and headed back to the bus. They shouted things in Korean I didn’t understand. The man looked at me and said, “They are saying, thank you freedom soldier.” I thanked him once again as he left to join the children. The children and I waved to each other as they drove away. I walked back to the aircraft and climbed the wing and got back to work. “How wonderful, “I thought, “kind of makes it all worthwhile. Thank you Lord for the gift … and … Happy Birthday.”</span></span></div>
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The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-67701410828788930072015-12-09T08:59:00.000-05:002015-12-09T08:59:18.422-05:00Scooby-Doo and a Cold War Connection? - You Bet According to One Scooby FanWhen I saw the headline announcing a connection between the Cold War and Scooby-Doo cartoons, I just had to read it!<br />
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This is so off the wall, funny, and interesting at the same time. It takes a real stretch of the imagination but try to put yourself into the mindset that Scooby-Doo is a real dog and not a cartoon character. Then, evaluate the story from the viewpoint; could the USSR have accomplished this...<br />
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Here is an excerpt: "Scooby was bred as a super-intelligent test subject for the Soviets' space program".<br />
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Thank you to MTV.com for the link to the full article and Youtube.com poster isurukill for the theme song video link.The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-20934336925834027302015-12-02T07:37:00.000-05:002015-12-05T10:14:04.328-05:00Cold War Heroes Series Begins With The First Recorded CIA Casualty, Douglas MackiernanMost Cold Warriors have seen a photo of the CIA's Wall of Stars where there are 103 stars depicting the agents that have made the ultimate sacrifice. For those that have not, below is the official image from the CIA Flickr page.<br />
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Today's post is about the first man who paid that ultimate price thanks to an article from Lee Edwards at The Daily Signal publication.<br />
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Douglas Mackiernan was recruited into the CIA as it formed in 1947 and served in Urumqi in Western China. He observed and reported on the growth of the Soviet nuclear capability.<br />
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I'm not one to spoil a good story with my lead in statements so I'll just stop here and allow you to link over to the original article to read the balance of Mr. Mackiernan's exploits.<br />
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To access the original story link over here: <a href="http://dailysignal.com/2015/11/10/meet-the-cold-war-hero-who-we-should-never-forget/">Meet the Cold War Hero We Should Never Forget</a><br />
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I dug a little deeper to learn more about this man and found the official CIA recognition of his service. You can read their version at this link - <a href="https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2010-featured-story-archive/douglas-s.-mackiernan.html">Remembering CIA's Heroes: Douglas Mackiernan</a>.<br />
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Thank you to Lee Edwards of the Heritage Foundation's, The Daily Signal, for bringing this story to us and for allowing this link to the original article.<br />
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Thank you to the CIA.gov website for the access link to their profile of Mr. Mackiernan.<br />
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<br />The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-58407502267916215162015-11-29T17:17:00.000-05:002015-11-29T17:17:12.454-05:00FAIL-SAFE ! One of the Cold War's Excellent Books, Movie, and TV Show<br />
FAIL-SAFE was originally printed as a serial in <i>The Saturday Evening Post</i>, then as a book in 1962, in 1964 it became a movie starring Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau and a very young Larry Hagman, and uniquely, it became a live broadcast TV show in 2000.<br />
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First the Book<br />
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Written by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, published in 1962 at the height of tensions between the USSR and USA. Which is acknowledged in the Preface section - <i>"The people in this novel are our contemporaries and they deal with a problem that is already upon us. It is being discussed daily in Washington, Moscow, London, and elsewhere by heads of state, diplomatic and military experts. Men of good will and ill have been agonizing over the problem for years. They have found no solution".</i> The balance of the Preface goes on to explain the reason they wrote the book and make a prediction that, thankfully, never came true - <i>"The accident may not occur in the way we describe but the laws of probability assure us that ultimately it will occur. The logic of politics tells us that when it does, the only way out will be a choice of disasters".</i><br />
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What a great way to start a novel about the nuclear threat. To predict that what they write in the book as fiction, may well become fact in the future. Especially in 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis!<br />
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The predicted accident did not happen because we, the American Cold Warriors, faced down the Soviets and by our dedication, perseverance, and strength, we convinced them to not continue the Cold War.<br />
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The book is slightly different than the movie in that on the written pages within numerous chapters, time allows for a much deeper character development and exploration. One major difference I noticed is that the Matador reference in the movie, is not in the book at all. I liked the conflict depicted within General Black in the movie and looked for it in the book. The book is a quick read and I finished it in a week's worth of reading in bed before sleep. It is written well enough to allow your mind to visualize the scenes, though I did keep seeing the movie version of the depicted scene from memory when the written words replicated the movie scene. I did not watch the movie again before reading the book. The book's end is less climatic than the movie but it must have been very hard for the writers to come up with an ending that describes the nuclear destruction of New York. The movie does the ending really well as you will see when you watch it.<br />
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I give the book 5 Stars. The book is available for purchase at Amazon with prices ranging from $2.99 to $60.00 for a first edition. I found my first edition in a church thrift store for $2.00.<br />
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The Movie<br />
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I love the movie. It really is a toss between this one, Dr. Strangelove, and the Bedford Incident as my favorite Cold War movie. <div>
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Drama it is. And a strong one given the temperament of the world at that time with the Cuban Missile Crisis still influencing the American psychic. The USSR and the USA were building their respective nuclear arsenals more and more every day during these times. The Cold war was raging and here is a movie depicting a technological accident that could start WWIII. Though it did not do well in the box office it has become a classic and one of TCM's Essentials movie to watch. The movie is based on a fictional novel so it does take license on military procedures, references, and depictions of aircraft, etc. You Air Force veterans that were in SAC at this time would be better suited to comment on if the military portions were realistic or not.</div>
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I give the movie 5 Stars. The movie is available for purchase in a DVD and as a download from Amazon Video. I rented it on Amazon for $2.99.</div>
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This version of <i>FAIL-SAFE</i> is a live broadcast on CBS in 2000 that follows the original movie to the "T". The dialog seems to be the same, the scenes seem to be the same, and I thought I was watching a Hollywood remake with current actors. Don't get me wrong, I liked it. The actors involved are the top stars of that time, their performances are excellent and I wholeheartedly recommend watching it. It is done in black and white and because it is a DVD of the original live broadcast airing you get the sense that you are watching it live. Even down to the flubbed line here and there. No redo in live TV! </div>
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I give it 5 Stars. The DVD is available online for purchase. It is not available on Amazon Video. I got my copy at the dollar store bargain bin.</div>
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Burdick, Eugene & Wheeler, Harvey, <i>FAIL-SAFE</i>, McGraw-Hill, 1962, New York, Print</div>
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<i>FAIL-SAFE</i>, Columbia Pictures, released September 15, 1964, Movie</div>
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<i>FAIL_SAFE</i>, Warner Brothers, released April 16, 2000, staged and telecast on live TV</div>
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The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-42250429312196540992015-11-27T06:27:00.001-05:002015-11-29T07:51:42.752-05:00Cyber Monday Reduced Prices and Free Shipping On The New Cold War Veteran T-Shirt ChoicesI have had feedback asking for a personal choice of t-shirt to be included with joining The Proud Cold Warrior Society.<br />
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I also decided to reduce prices when Spreadshirt, our t-shirt supplier, decided to provide free delivery on orders of two or more shirts.<br />
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Double your savings on Black Friday and the Cyber Weekend! The promo ends on December 1st.<br />
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Join the Society for the Proud Cold Warrior membership benefits and then order a second Cold War Veteran shirt with your military branch emblem to get free shipping!<br />
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I have set up our site to have the following choices of shirt image when you join the Society.<br />
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There is the original Proud Cold Warrior logo, Proud Cold Warrior Cold War Veteran version, The SAC "We Were The Wall" t-shirts, and the newest images with each of the military service emblem Cold War Veteran versions nicely placed on the breast pocket location.<br />
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The shirts are available as part of the Society sign up or as a separate purchase of the T-shirt alone.<br />
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Society membership is reduced to $25.99 from $29.99, and the t-shirt alone is reduced from $25.99 to $21.99 during the promotion.<br />
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Click on the image below and it will take you right to the ordering site for access to two pages of choices.<br />
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Remember, when joining The Proud Cold Warrior Society, you will receive lifetime membership, a t-shirt, and a suitable for framing 11x17 full color certificate.<br />
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Come back and check often as we add new images constantly.<br />
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Please email me if you have an idea for a new image. We will take your idea and develop a t-shirt for you.<br />
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Join us at The Proud Cold Warrior Society today!<br />
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Important note: email me when you join the Society please. Spreadshirt cannot share your contact information because of credit card usage laws and we will have no way to get your certificate to you without you contacting us directly.<br />
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Second note: The Spreadshirt legal team rejected our U S Marines version of the Cold War Veteran t-shirt image because of copyright infringement. Who knew the Marines copyrighted their emblem! I have appealed the decision. If I loose the appeal, we will come up with a different one for the Marines. The other 4 branches are represented with t-shirt options.<br />
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<br />The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-84478639554748152552015-11-26T08:54:00.000-05:002015-11-26T08:54:30.000-05:00Happy ThanksgivingHappy Thanksgiving to my readers in the USA.<br />
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I wish you all a joy filled day with family and friends.<br />
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<br />The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655703515790367047.post-41184517226542652162015-11-25T07:57:00.000-05:002015-11-25T07:57:22.929-05:00Military "Toon" Art I discovered Steve Barba's art this week. He posted samples of his art on an automotive art Facebook page I belong to and I thought it needed to be shared with you all here.<br />
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Steve is a fellow veteran who did his time in the Air Force keeping the "Heavies" (his words) aloft as a mechanic.<br />
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I have never seen "Tooned" military aircraft art before. If you know of an artist that does military art of any kind, please refer them to me and I'll share it here as well. ProudColdWarrior@gmail.com<br />
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Here you go:<br />
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To help show the contrast of just how different Steve's military aircraft art is, here are a few samples of a celebrated traditional military aircraft artist, Roy Grinnell:<br />
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Thank you to Steve Barba and the Roy Grinnell Aviation Art Fan Page on Facebook for access to the images you see here today.<br />
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To see more please link over to their respective web pages - <a href="http://thunderbolt-gallery.com/">http://thunderbolt-gallery.com</a> for Steve's art sales and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/roygrinnell.aviationart/?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/roygrinnell.aviationart/?fref=ts</a> to see more of Roy Grinnell's art.The Proud Cold Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332538825865753845noreply@blogger.com0