Archive for May, 2010

Show 25 – Bill Ruelbach

Show 25 – Bill Ruelbach: Cleveland_War_Veterans-05-30-10

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Screwed, Blue’d and Tattoo’d: U.S. Navy Veterans Association charged by Ohio Atty. General with being no-good, thieving, double-dealing, sons of bitches. (See legal terminolgy below.)

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray today ordered the U.S. Navy Veterans Association, which claims to be a legitimate nonprofit organization, to stop all fundraising activities in Ohio. The order was issued after it was determined that the Association’s registration documents, on file with the Ohio Attorney General, contained false and misleading information. [...]

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Show 24 – Maynard W. “Doc” Unger

Show 24 – Maynard W. “Doc” Unger: Cleveland_War_Veterans_05_23_10

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Better than Westmoreland

Here are the people who, had they been in charge of the war in Viet Nam, would have had the whole mess cleaned up inside of six months. 1.)                     George Steinbrenner. He would use his no-cap payroll to bring in players from around the world. A battalion or two from the French Foreign Legion, Bruce [...]

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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he “misspoke” when he said, more than once, that he was in Viet Nam. First of all, you can’t “mis-speak” more than once before it becomes, “told a lie.” Second, he didn’t even come close.  He joined the USMC Reserves in 1970. The Reserves? There was a war going [...]

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A hootch, a joint, and a stoned cat

Jim Tidyman did two tours in Thailand during the Viet Nam War. Ten hours days in the photo lab, developing film shot by reconnaissance planes. “When I went back for my second tour, I knew my way around and decided to live off post,” he said. It was very comfortable. A small hootch with a [...]

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Terry Lambacher Fades Away

Terry Lambacher served two tours in Viet Nam. He was a Special Force warrior the first time, a member of the U.S. State Department the next. He passed away a few days ago. His interview is available here. Simply hit the Shows button. A soft spoken, highly intelligent, gracious and generous man,  he was fluent [...]

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Show 23 – Rev. Ken Chalker

Show 23 – Rev. Ken Chalker: Cleveland_War_Veterans_05-16-10

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Show 22 – Luke Patrino

Show 22 – Luke Patrino: Cleveland_War_Veterans_05-09-10

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Armed Forces Reserve Center

An armed forces reserve center, serving approximately 500 Navy and Marine Corps troops, is being constructed at the Akron-Canton Airport. The new facility will consolidate centers in Akron and Cleveland. The troops provide operational and humanitarian assistance missions around the world. Ground was broken May 5 on the 50,000 s.f. building, which is designed to [...]

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