1. After my ship U.S.S. Vernon County (LST-1161) sustained some damage in a storm during Operation Golden Dragon at Pohang, South Korea, we were underway for Sasebo, Japan for repairs. Several officers’ wives were "summoned" from Yokosuka, Japan to m ...

Now, let's see, what do I do next. Camping with the DeFilippos at Village Creek State Park, Arkansas - October 6, 2011

This scanned picture is of my automobile license plate while I was homeported in Yokosuka, Japan and lived in Akiya, Japan between June 2, 1968 and January 28, 1971.

Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge at Clarkedale, Arkansas (about 16 miles north of West Memphis, Arkansas) - August 8, 2012

Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge at Clarkedale, Arkansas (about 16 miles north of West Memphis, Arkansas) - August 8, 2012

Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge at Clarkedale, Arkansas (about 16 miles north of West Memphis, Arkansas) - August 8, 2012

Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge at Clarkdale, Arkansas (about 16 miles north of West Memphis, Arkansas) - August 8, 2012

The Resurrection at St. Sophia Church (Hagia Sophia (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, Holy Wisdom)) in Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

View of The White Tower during a festival in Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

A night view of Tsimiski Street in Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

Venizelos Street on Christmas Night at Thessaloniki, Greece - from a postcard I got on November 17, 1985

The International Exposition grounds at Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

A beautiful fountain in a local park in Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

Metaxas Place at Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

A beautiful sunset in the Thermaic Gulf with The White Tower in the foreground at Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

The Church of Saint Demetrius (Agios Dimitrios, the patron saint of the city) in Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

A beautiful night view of The White Tower, a monument and museum, which is the symbol of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

The International Exposition grounds at Thessaloniki, Greece - November 17, 1985

What seemed like several hundred Common Grackles showed up this morning in my back yard for a bath in the rainwater on my pool cover in Memphis, Tennessee - December 4, 2012