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Yankee Whiskey, Mike

#OzarkWriters, #SOTOarchive, #SOTOfeatureBy Josh Heston October 29, 2018 1 Comment

PLATE 1. U.S. MARINES WITH COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALION 22, 22ND MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT WAIT FOR A CH-53E SUPER STALLION HELICOPTER, APRIL 25, 2014. Yankee Whiskey, Mike by Lauren Hembree I wrote a poem once. It was about you and how you had decided to run off to the military instead of marry my cousin (or…

US Navy Swift Boat PCF 43

#HillbillyHistory, #OzarksHistory, #SOTOarchive, #SOTOfeatureBy Josh Heston October 29, 2018 1 Comment

Artwork above courtesy of Raine Clotfelter, Branson, Missouri US Navy Swift Boat PCF 43 by Joshua Heston The mission was code-named Silver Mace II. The day was April 12, 1969, and the United States was at war in the mangrove swamps and rice paddies of Vietnam. Songs like Hey Jude by The Beatles and Mrs.…