In ‘The Pacific’ Part 9 ‘Okinawa’ the last and in many ways the worst battle of World War II is depicted through the eyes of Eugene Sledge and his friends. Okinawa was a hell of mud, rock, and rain paid for by blood. Spoilers follow, surely. What made Okinawa exquisitely horrific was the presence of […]
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There are places which are vague, and then there are objects, and those which are vague. Such is the case with the USS North Carolina. Production on the ship began in 1937, and it was officially commissioned in 1941. that they were killed in the ship, which is not surprising. The USS North Carolina was […]
During my time in the Marine Corps I have experienced many DoD and service specific technology transitions designed to strategically shape the organization. The introduction of new systems such as the replacement of hard paychecks to direct deposit, replacement of paper Leave and Earning Statements to the online access of financial records on MyPay, replacement […]