Category Archives: Military

Memorial Day 2026

Posted on 2026-05-25 by Holly

In the US, as many a pundit and columnist will tell you – this “holiday” has changed over the years from remembrance of those who lost their lives in military service to yet another 3-4 day weekend complete with sales. … Continue reading →

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Anzac Day 2026

Posted on 2026-04-25 by Holly

For all of you who aren’t familiar with the history of WWI, much less the contributions of people from Australia and New Zealand to the British Empire – you can take a quick look here which will give you a bit … Continue reading →

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Tall Ships

Posted on 2025-10-15 by Holly

When the training ship for the Mexican Navy hit the Brooklyn Bridge, I think it was the first time that most people in the US had heard about Navy’s having Tall Ships for training their new, young officers and crew. … Continue reading →

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Agree to Disagree

Posted on 2025-09-12 by Holly

As someone once said – you don’t serve in the military for your health or good looks. For some, it might just be a job. For others, a way out of a rural area, inner city, poverty. For me, initially … Continue reading →

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Remembering

Posted on 2024-11-11 by Holly

I know that in the past I have talked about the US using this date as Veteran’s Day while I stil think of it as Rememberance Day. Probably an effect of living in Europe for more than a couple of … Continue reading →

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Quebec City 1

Posted on 2024-09-19 by Holly

So labeled because we will be spending an overnight in Quebec City on our way back out the St Lawrence on our way to Boston.  Looking back, the first time I was in Quebec City was in Sept 2012 on … Continue reading →

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It was supposed to be …

Posted on 2024-09-12 by Holly

Nanortalik, Greenland today. And it would have been, had not there been more ice heading down the eastern side of Greenland along with more winds and the threat of high seas. So instead we have set out for the Canadian … Continue reading →

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How soon they forget

Posted on 2024-09-11 by Holly

There are too many of us who lost – wait, that is not the right word, had acquaintances  , colleagues, family, friends killed in the Twin Towers, the US Pentagon, or the field in Pennsylvania to let this day ever … Continue reading →

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Thinking back

Posted on 2024-08-10 by Holly

I can remember meeting Kid Rock in Kuwait when he & his groupies came as part of a USO show. The only reason I met him was that he stopped by the clinic and one of my PA’s gave me … Continue reading →

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Scanning

Posted on 2024-08-06 by Holly

I decided a while back that I really didn’t want to know my life’s cumulative radiation exposure. I had yet another PET scan this morning. It made sense to do it – if all the increased activity that showed up … Continue reading →

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Veteran’s Day

Posted on 2023-11-11 by Holly

Today is the last day of cruising for 2/3 of those on board. Tomorrow we dock in Hong Kong which makes that sort of your bog standard turnover day. It will also be an extremely  short turnover – as we … Continue reading →

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Almost gone

Posted on 2023-07-06 by Holly

Staring in 1986, my first assignment out of the AEHA Occupational Medicine residency was to Army Materiel Command which was located at the time on the southern beltway stretch in Virginia, not that far from DC. I mention this because … Continue reading →

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Scottish Veterans

Posted on 2023-03-24 by Holly

To start off with the reminder – the UK is not just England, but Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.  The Army here is based on the regimental system (and I am sure that Beverly, David, and a few others will … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day

Posted on 2022-11-11 by Holly

None of us remember WWI. In fact, most of those who served in WWII are gone. I am  of the Viet Nam & Cold War generation. Only one of my four is old enough to remember a divided Germany and … Continue reading →

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Sirens at noon – Sofia

Posted on 2022-06-02 by Holly

Unlike what our guide assured us yesterday – there are most assuredly sirens at noon today. It is 2 June and the sirens – sounding out from multiple locations in the city and lasting for two minutes – are in … Continue reading →

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Seven Bridges in Budapest

Posted on 2022-05-28 by Holly

According to our guide (and so worthless that almost half the group walked away from his tour on top of the Buda side of the river, electing to walk back rather than listen to drivel and ride a bus) there … Continue reading →

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The phone are

Posted on 2021-12-13 by Holly

There are either too many options, or not enough I was thinking as we discovered logistical chain impacts on cell phones as well. Perhaps (or not) you are old enough to remember the single household phone on the kitchen wall? … Continue reading →

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Measles and Ft McCoy

Posted on 2021-09-16 by Holly

When I spent part of summer there, it was Camp McCoy. July and August in Wisconsin can be humid on top of being hot. There were fields all around us. I was there as a doc, part of my annual … Continue reading →

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Twenty years on

Posted on 2021-09-11 by Holly

since life as most of us in the US (and particularly those of us who were active duty at the time) literally saw our world crash and burn. As a country, somehow we were shocked to be attacked on our … Continue reading →

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Memorials

Posted on 2020-09-12 by Holly

It is true – memorials are for the living. An attempt to remember with occasional side trips into glory or honor. Not counting in these particular numbers, those that provide a stark memory to how things go wrong. When I … Continue reading →

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