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Category Archives: HISTORICAL
TUNNEL WARFARE
With all the talk in the news of potential tunnel warfare in Gaza, I thought it timely to post a picture of myself in the Cu Chi tunnels during a tour of Vietnam a couple of decades back. These … Continue reading
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HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN ISRAEL
On the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war, Hamas has struck a massive and highly coordinated attack on its Israeli neighbour. 1,400 Israeli civilians have been killed and over a hundred hostages taken back to Gaza. This horrific event … Continue reading
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BRETHERN IN CHRIST
The BIC was founded by my 6th great uncle, the Reverend Martin Beam back in Pennsylvania in the 1770s. The Reverend Otterbein heard him speak and rushed forward to clasp him in greeting, saying “We are Brethern,……. Brethern in Christ!”. … Continue reading
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SQUILAX GENERAL STORE AND HOSTEL
Alas, the old Squilax General Store and Hostel is no more. It succumbed to the recent wildfires in the Shuswap area of British Columbia. Glad I shot it when I did just a few years ago.
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19 August 1942
19 August 2023 was the 81 st anniversary of the disasterous Canadian raid on the French harbour town of Dieppe. The following legacy photos were shot with a 35mm film camera in a tour I did of the town back … Continue reading
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KING CHARLES CORONATION
Today is the coronation of King Charles. It seems like yesterday that I watched his investiture as the Prince of Wales. Long live the King!!
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
THE CLASS OF ’43 Women who broke so much more than mere glass ceilings. WOMEN FERRY PILOTS Women ferry pilots flew more than nine million miles in 72 different aircraft for the Ferrying Division, US Air Transport Command during WWII. … Continue reading
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SILICON VALLEY BANK FAILURE
The Silicon Valley Bank was closed down today by Californian regulators. Brought back memories of bank failures which I witnessed over the years in London. Most memorable was the forced shutdown of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) … Continue reading
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VIETNAM PEACE DAY
Today is the anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty for the Vietnam war. This effectively ended American involvement in the southeast Asian conflict. CHU-CHI TUNNEL Thirty feet below the surface, this is a self portrait taken in the … Continue reading
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INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
Today, January 27, is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Below are a couple of images I snagged at Yad Vashem memorial museum in Jerusalem a few years back. German Rail Car Poised on the Abyss.
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