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‘You will remember this day as long as you live’
The words still ring in my head, added to the crushing shock of the day itself, 22 years ago: “Sept. 11, 2001. You will remember this day as long as you live.” That’s what Dan Rather said in the opening of the CBS Evening News as the daylight began to ebb on a changed Manhattan… Continue reading
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Remembering D-Day in my family
D-Day was 79 years ago today, and one of the most important days of the life of my grandfather, US Army 1st Lt. Edward A. Gough. The next day marked the start of his nine months in or near the front lines. That’s a source of pride for my family, yet I hardly think that… Continue reading
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‘The greatest pilot anyone had ever seen’
Sixty years ago today, immortalized in one of my favorite flicks, “The Right Stuff,” and one of my fav movie endings ever, with the actual film of Faith 7’s launch and the late, great Levon Helm’s voiceover: “On that glorious day in May 15, 1963, Gordon Cooper went higher, farther, and faster than any other… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 