Eagle-eyed Don Knight spotted Chuck Beveridge during an ABC news piece about the return of Iwo Jima veterans 65 years later to the the island. Cy O’Brien is also on the tour but not shown on camera. (Note: The video below takes a long time to load. Be patient… I SAID Read more…
HERO OF THE PACIFIC: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone.
By James Brady. Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. 272 pages.
Stock #0470379413. $23.36 MCA Members. $25.95 Regular Price.
We knew from conversations just prior to his sudden death in January 2009 that Parade Magazine’s James Brady was working on a book covering the life of the legendary Marine, “Manila John” Basilone. What we did not know was how Brady would approach his subject. Brady followers, me among them, thought he would fictionalize Marine history as he did in various novels, including “Marine,” “Warning of War” and “The Marines of Autumn.”
What we have in “Hero of the Pacific” is more akin to Brady’s “Why Marines Fight,” only with a sharper eye on the actual fiction that surrounded this Marine hero. Brady had this sharper eye. After all, as a decorated Marine platoon leader who fought in the cold of the second Korean winter, he had some insight as to what an infantry platoon and, more importantly, what a machine-gun section could and should do. As a veteran newsman, he also knew how to “mine” a story.
When Keith Oliver’s home town throws a parade, its citizens turn out regardless of the weather. Eustis, FL, located about 40 miles north of Orlando in the heart of Central Florida, annually celebrates GeorgeFest, in honor of our Nation’s first president. This year the Eustis Historical Society honored its home Read more…
CC Lifemember Frank Real
PBS recently aired an “American Experience” segment entitled “The Kennedy’s.” In this particular segment, Ted Kennedy’s plane had crashed near Southampton, Mass in 1964. CC Life Member Frank Real’s sons spotted their dad in one portion, taped it and sent several still photos of it to their dad. Frank tells of his involvement.
Frank Real caught in background.
These pictures were gleaned from the recently aired PBS program American Experience. The segment was “The Kennedy’s.” My sons, Kevin and Brian spotted me in the film. copied it and sent me a copy Brian has purchased a DVD copy of the segment, Ted Kennedy’s plane crashed in an apple orchard in Southampton, Mass. in June 1964 while he was on his way to attend the Democratic State Convention in West Springfield. He was taken to Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton with a broken back and other serious injuries. The pilot and an aide died in the crash and U.S. Sen. Birch Byeh of Indiana escaped with minor injuries. Bayh’s wife, Marvella, also suffered back injuries. It was reported that Ted Kennedy nearly died in because of his injuries.