Remembering Four Of Our War Veteran Cousins

A Memorial Day, May 26, 2025 tribute. We respectfully remember four of our many deceased U.S. Military Veteran cousins.  Well done and thank you for your dedicated and Honorable services freely given to the United States of America.

Maternal First Cousin-1xRemoved  Leo Francis Wood

Leo is genealogically one generation senior to DJ Paul.  

Warrant Officer (W-1), USNR, Leo Francis Wood (1908-1963).  Leo is a U.S. Navy WWII Combat Veteran, nearly all of his wartime active-duty military assignments are with the "Gator Navy" mainly aboard the Attack Cargo Ship USS Oberon (AKA-14).  Age 33 Leo enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 8 Dec 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  Leo advanced very quickly in naval service, he is recorded as a Petty Officer Third Class (SK3) in early 1942, and a Storekeeper Chief Petty Officer (SKC) in mid 1944 -- his capabilities with accounting principles and experience in civilian small business management no doubt was noted and found highly useful to his naval commanders.  His "Up Through The Ranks" appointment to Warrant Officer is dated 30 Jul 1944, where he continues his service as the Oberon Paymaster (a naval billet these days is most often referred to as Ship's Disbursing Officer).  Leo's military awards include: the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (5 awards included: North Africa Occupation, Sicily Occupation, Salerno Landings, and the Invasion of Southern France), the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 award for the Assault of Okinawa Gunto), the Navy Occupation Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.  Leo was Honorably Discharged from naval service on 26 Oct 1945 as WWII concluded and the military service began necessary downsizing following VJ-Day.  Cancer takes Leo Francis Wood in May 1963, and his remains are interred at Saint Bernards Cemetery, Saranac Lake, New York, USA.  Our common ancestors are Great Grandparents Emile and Suzanne (LaLonde) Ouellet.  Leo is a first cousin of the next listed Kenneth J. Seney. 

Maternal First Cousin-1xRemoved Kenneth Joseph Seney

Kenneth is genealogically one generation senior to DJ Paul.

Fire Controlman First Class Petty Officer (FC1), USN, Kenneth Joseph Seney (1913-1981), enlisted U.S. Navy in 1935. Kenneth is a WWII Combat Veteran, with first sea-duty assignment aboard Light Crusier USS Brooklyn (CL-40).  He is recorded as a Petty Officer Second Class in 1943, and was thereafter promoted to Petty Officer First Class effective 1 Apr 1944.  Kenneth's primary WWII sea-duty service includes over three years in ship's company aboard the Jeep Carrier USS Prince William (ACV-31), operating in the Pacific Theater.  He then did a short stint aboard the Destroyer Escort USS Donald W. Wolf (DE-731), and lastly transferred to Receiving Station Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California on 10 Apr 1946 for Honorable Discharge (expiration of enlistment).  Kenneth's military awards include: Navy Good Conduct Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.  We know very little about Kenneth's life in California, except that he married a California girl named June in mid-1939, and following his military discharge  he was employed as a systems analyst by the Department of Defense most likely specializing in Fire Control Systems, stationed in San Diego, California.  Kenneth's untimely 1981 passing was at his home in San Diego, California, where he and wife June had lived for many years.  The internment site of Kenneth's remains is presently unknown.  Our common ancestors are Great Grandparents Joseph and Agnes (Anderson) Seney, and Great Grandparents Emile and Suzanne (LaLonde) Ouellet.  Kenneth is a first cousin of the aforementioned Leo F. Wood.

Paternal Second Cousin Robert Lawrence "Bob" Janzen

Bob is genealogically in the same generation as DJ Paul.

Colonel Robert Lawrence "Bob" Janzen, USAF (1935-2016) joined the U.S. Air Force in 1958, honorably serving his county for 28 years.  Bob is a 1953 graduate of Pelham Memorial High School, Pelham, NY, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY (with BA), and Webster University, St. Louis, MO (with MS).  He is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War.  Bob's many Air Force assignments were in various overseas duty stations and in the continental USA locations including a tour of duty at the former Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, New York, and with several Air Force commands in the State of Virginia & Washington DC.  While in active military service, Bob also graduated from the Air Command Staff College and the Air War College.  He was awarded numerous medals and commendations throughout his distinguished career including: the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Services Commendation Medal, the National Defence Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.  Following Air force retirement, Bob made his home in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.  Bob was interred with full military honors at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia, USA.  Our common ancestor is Great Grandmother Ms. Effie Julia (Odell) Moegling.  Bob is a first cousin of the below listed Corporal James R. Brink.

Paternal Second Cousin James Richard "Jim" Brink

Jim is genealogically in the same generation as DJ Paul.

Corporal James Richard "Jim" Brink (1944-1966), USMC, enlisted to the U.S. Marine Corps in July 1965.  He is a June 1962 graduate of Charles Baker High School, Baldwinsville, New York, USA.  James parents removed to California from their hometowns in New York State at about the time of his high school graduation. He next attended Sacramento City College.  James is a Vietnam War Combat Veteran assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Amphibious Force (MAF).  He was Killed-In-Action on 14 Dec 1966, fatally injured by rifle fire from an opposing enemy force while serving in Thừa Thiên-Huế, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).  His military awards include: the Purple Heart, the National Defense Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.  James was posthumously awarded the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross.  His remains were interred with full military honors, 27 Dec 1966, near his parents home at Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, California, USA.  James name is found inscribed in Washington, DC, THE WALL, at Panel 13E, Line 43.  Our common ancestor is Great Grandmother Effie Julia (Odell) Moegling.  Jim is a first cousin of the aforementioned Colonel Robert L. Janzen. 

Honors To This Generation's Great-Grandmothers

A 2025 edited and re-published article first posted in 2018.   

Fifty Norway Spruce Trees will be planted in a clearing off our western woods in the Town of German Flatts, Herkimer County, NY, USA. The containerized seedling spruce trees were purchased from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Tree Nursery in Saratoga Springs, NY, USA.  The baby tree plantings are scheduled between Earth Day (22 Apr  2018) and Arbor Day (27 Apr 2018), with honors and grateful thanks to the fond memory of our generation's four great-grandmothers. And as Mother's Day 2018 approaches on Sunday, May 13, it is certainly as important to acknowledge the strongly important role these fine ladies played in our ancestral family history. Without their high dedication to family, we obviously would not be present to post these thankful thoughts today.   

 

Multiple biographical updates done in early May 2025

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Our mom's (Lillian Agnes Ouellet-Paul) paternal Grandma Suzanne Agnes (LaLonde) Wagner-Ouellet, born 8 Jun 1864 at Moose Creek, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Alexis and Julienne (Campeau) LaLonde.  Ms. Suzanne LaLonde-Wagner married Emile W. Ouellet in Roman Catholic ceremonies at Roxborough, Ontario, Canada on 26 Sep 1887. The couple has six children: Ida, Alexander, Bertha, Ector, William, and Doris. Suzanne also has an older son John Wagner from her first marriage to Richard Wagner, Richard died unexpectedly at a young age in 1885. Suzanne died while living at a Tupper Lake, NY retirement property owned by her eldest daughter Ida on 14 Dec 1946. She is interred with her beloved husband of fifty-nine years Emile W. Ouellet (he died earlier in 1946) at Saint Alphonsus Cemetery in Tupper Lake, Franklin County, NY, USA.

Note: The Ouellet surname links our family directly to France via more recently to Frenchmen in New France (aka Quebec, Canada), the first settlers and our stone-masonry French colonial progenitor Rene' Ouellet (1635-1722) and his articulate and well-educated young wife Marie Anne Rivet.  Marie is a French "King's Daughter" -- an orphan raised and schooled by Catholic Nuns in a Church-based residential institution (aka orphanage) supported by the French King Louis XIV.

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Our mom's maternal Grandma Agnes M. "Angie" (Anderson) Seney, born 30 Oct 1863 at Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of James and Caroline Griselle (Kiernan) Anderson.  Miss Angie Anderson married Joseph Seney Sr. at Campbellford, Ontario, Canada on 18 Jun 1883, and the couple has twelve children: Lillian, Caroline, William, James, Adolphus, Clara, Minerva, Edna, Pearl, Mary-Ellen, Fannie, and Joseph Jr. Angie died 18 Jul 1938 at home in Ilion, Herkimer County, NY, USA.  She is interred with her beloved husband of thirty years Joseph Seney Sr. (he was killed in a December 1913 accident) at Oak Hill Cemetery, West German Street, Herkimer, Herkimer County, NY, USA.

Note: Angie's parents James and Caroline Anderson -- James hailed from eastern Scotland (Aberdeen); whereas, Caroline was originally thought to hail from Ireland... but it's now believed from several DNA estimates and matches that Caroline probably hailed from western Scotland.  (updated May 2025)  

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Our dad's (Stephen Paul Jr,) paternal Grandma Petronella "Anna" (Serva) Poceus-Paul, born 2 Oct 1872 at Janapole, Telsiai, Lithuania, the daughter of Anthony and Petronella Serva.  Miss Anna Serva married Dominick "Dom" Poceus-Paul in 1889 Roman Catholic ceremonies at an unknown Lithuanian location. The couple immigrated to the United States and became USA naturalized citizens in 1900.  Anna and Dom have six children: Stephen, Peter, Anna, Stella, Matilda, and Alexander. She died 28 Dec 1951 at a hospital near home in Whitesboro, Oneida County, NY, USA.  Anna is interred with her beloved husband of forty-eight years Dominick Poceus-Paul (he died in 1937) at Saint George Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery, Wood Road, Whitesboro, Oneida County, NY, USA.   

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Our dad's maternal Grandma Effie Julia (Odell) Gorton-Moegling, born 15 Oct 1862 at Summit, Schoharie County, NY, USA, the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth A. (Clegg) Odell. Ms. Effie Odell-Gorton married Edward William Moegling 4 Jul 1889 in Christian ceremonies at Utica, Oneida County, NY, USA. The couple has two children: Edna and Elizabeth.  Effie also has twin daughters Alice and Agnes (born 1885) from a previous marriage to Jim Gorton, that short marriage ended in divorce -- Jim being "an unreliable husband" according to the significant genealogical research complied by our paternal Aunt Margaret Rosella "Pudgie" Paul-Eccleston.  Effie died 9 Sep 1924 at home in New York Mills, Oneida County, NY, USA.  She is interred with her beloved husband of thirty-two years Edward Moegling (he died in 1921) at Forest Hill Cemetery, Oneida Street, Utica, Oneida County, NY, USA.

Note: The Odell Lineage and the various more distant surnames more distant and off our Odell Line Tree (including Smith, Brainerd, Hubbard, Stanton, Sheldon, Seldon, Denison, Richardson, etc., etc.) take us back to our early-to-mid 1630 New England colonial progenitors.  

The four "Great Grandma Norway Spruce Trees" were planted on Arbor Day, April 27, 2018 in accordance with our plan.  In twenty years these trees will likely be about 25-to-39 feet tall.  These are the same "Grandma Trees" that are now about 10' tall in May 2025, and all healthy and doing well.  May 2026 Update:  In late April 2026 these original trees appear healthy and now approach 12 feet tall.  

How our "Grandma Trees" look today -- in May 2025:

A Very Fine Review Of The Sub Titan Implosion

 

Wreckage Of The Titan

It was 22 months ago and amid the news media frenzy regarding the over-publicized Ocean Gate rescue activity when a couple friends asked me about the fate of the five souls aboard the Ocean Gate experimental deep submergence device "Titan." Early in the midst of this painfully hopeful several day news frenzy regarding the submersible crew rescue I recall telling my cousin Ron the simple truth "...they are dead." 

First off it should be clearly stated that the ill-fated Titan submersible device was not a submarine.  My first post dated 24 Jun 2023 ( to view click HERE ) was done to cite CNN, et al. marginally ethical reporting and overt criticism of the U.S. Navy for not immediately disclosing the fact that a USA acoustical ocean monitoring system detected the sound of a likely implosion event in mid-morning June 18, 2023, triangulated to the exact coordinates of the Titanic wreck. I state again, whatever nautical military system it is that clearly detected the implosion is or should be classified Top Secret.

A couple hours was taken yesterday to view several of the many YouTube posts regarding the loss of Titan, some of these posts being opinions by amateur analysts and not worth your evaluation time.  For a very fine knowledge-based followup interview in the wake of the Ocean Gate Titan implosion, take a look ( click HERE ) at the plain language Australian journalist Ms. Amelia Adams' 36-minute interview with Titanic film director, inventor, and HMS Titanic explorer Mr. James Cameron -- and the last man to visit the Challenger Deep.  The interview is presented by "60 Minutes Australia."

 

The Mets Juan Soto's First Clutch At Bat

 

 27 Mar 2025

The score stood three to nil, with but one inning to play,

Marte and Taylor hit singles, Acuna walked on this day,

No outs in the ninth top, with all the bases now loaded,

Mets faithful think new player will be branded “Mighty Soto.”

And a pall-like silence fell on patrons of this opening day game,

Maybe next year, recalling past years...  is this test just more of the same?

An unfaithful few now gone, turned-off, left in despair. The rest

Clung to hope springs eternal, in a true baseball fan's breast.

Wondering if our Soto might make one long swing at that!

We'd now bet good money, feeling safe in Juan Soto's bat.

But Senger preceded Soto, and so did Lindor,

The former a newbie, but the latter might score.

So upon that sad multitude a grim melancholy sat,

There was mounting hopes for Soto's coming at bat.

But when Senger struck out not to the wonderment of all,

Then Lindor's line drive pop-up tore the cover off the ball.

Knocked in Marte, game score now increased by a crucial one,

With more runs now coming in minds of the Met faithful some.

And when the dust lifted, and fans saw what occurred,

There was Acuna safely on first, while Taylor hugged third.

Then in a hundred thousand fans there rose a strong yell,

It rumbled in the valleys, and it rattled through the dell. 

It pounded on high mountains and recoiled upon the flat,

For Soto, The Mighty Soto, was advancing to bat.

There was ease in Soto's manner as he stepped to the plate, 

There was pride in Soto's bearing and a smile lit his face.

And when, responding to the cheers, he doffed his fine hat,

No stranger in the crowd could doubt, it was JUAN SOTO at bat.

Thousands of eyes were on Soto, rubbing hands with some dirt,

Applause from those thousands as he wiped hands on his shirt.

Then as the concerned pitcher ground the baseball into his hip,

Defiance flashed in Soto's eye, a knowing sneer curled his lip.

Now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air,

And Soto stood watching it pass with a haughty grandeur.

Close by the sturdy batsman that fastball unheeded sped,

"That's not my style," said Soto. "Strike one!" the umpire said.

From the benches and stands, full with fans, up went a muffled roar,

Like the beating of the storm-waves on some rugged distant shore.

"Kill him! Kill the umpire!" shouted one guy in the stands, 

And it's likely they'd have killed him had not Soto raised a hand.

With a smile of Christian charity great Soto's visage shone, 

He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on.

He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the ball flew, 

But Soto fowled-off it, and the umpire said, "Strike TWO!"

“Fraud!” cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered "Fraud!"

But one scornful look from Soto and the audience was awed.

They saw his face grow stern... they saw Soto's muscles strain,

And they knew that Soto would not let that baseball fool him again.

The sneer is gone from Soto's lip, his teeth clenched in hate,

He pounds with cruel violence his bat on home plate.

And now the pitcher holds ball, and now he lets it go,

And now the air is shattered by strong force of Soto's blow.

Somewhere in this favored land the sun shines bright,

A band playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts light.

Somewhere people are laughing, somewhere children shout,

But there's no joy in THE CITY — “The Mighty Soto” just struck out.

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SO GAME OVER...  'STROS WIN...  METS LOST THIS GAME,

PLAYIN' NOW OVER... WILL THERE BE MORE OF THE SAME?

 

SOTO...  MIGHTY SOTO... HEAD HANGIN'... SLOW WALKS TO HIS SEAT,

MET BALL FANS NOW ALL WISHIN'... THIS DON'T OFTEN REPEAT. 

(Ernest Lawrence Thayer's original poem “Casey at the Bat” is in the public domain)

Source:  to view the very fine Wikipedia reference click HERE

A Revolutionary War Connecticut Ship's Captain

His full name is Captain Theophilus Stanton Jr. (1703 – 1778), aka “Theo” to family and friends – and he is my 2^nd cousin (9 x Removed). Otherwise put, “Theo” is nine generations senior. Theo's Dad is Theophilus Stanton Sr. (b.1676) and his paternal Grandfather is Captain John Stanton (d.1713), John is a son of Thomas Stanton Sr. and the full brother of our family ancestor Thomas Stanton Jr. (d.1718).  Captain John Stanton (d.1713) and Thomas Stanton Jr. (d.1718) are the eldest sons of Mr. Thomas Stanton Sr. (d.1677) and Mrs. Ann Lord-Stanton (d.1688) of Stonington, Connecticut.

  

Theophilus “Theo” Stanton is therefore a Great-Grandson of our aforementioned British-American Colonial progenitor Thomas Stanton Sr. (d.1677). “Theo” served as a Connecticut Militia private soldier during the 1756 Campaign, in Captain Billings' Eight Company, Major General Lyman's First Regiment during the French and Indian War.  In adulthood it seems obvious that “Theo” Stanton was mainly engaged in maritime employment operating from several Southeast Connecticut ports.

Second cousin Captain “Theo” is also a Revolutionary War naval officer, first appointed 23 Mar 1776 as Commanding Officer of Connecticut State Navy Row Galley SHARK.  Row galleys are built with both sails and with oars, and thus are very maneuverable small ships.  SHARK had a crew of about 50 souls including 23 sailors, 23 marines and 4 officers when fully manned. The captain's salary was set at 7 pounds per month ($1850/mo. today). On 19 Jun 1776, Theo's 2nd cousin Amos Stanton was appointed Second Lieutenant and named Lieutenant of Marines aboard SHARK.  Amos is our 3^rd cousin (8x Removed) and the Great-Great Grandson of colonial progenitor Thomas Stanton Sr. * More on Amos Stanton in footnote.

A Typical Row Galley In Battle

SHARK was built and outfitted by ship builder J. Lester on the Thames River in Norwich Connecticut. The galley's keel length is 60 feet, breadth is 18 feet, depth in hold is 5 feet, 57 tons capacity, and had four 9-pounder cannons installed. One reports states two 9-pounder cannons were later replaced with two 18-pounder cannons. SHARK was commissioned in early July 1776 and first ordered to New Haven and then sailed to the waters off Stonington, Connecticut. On request of General Washington, in late July 1776 Connecticut Governor Trumbull directed SHARK in company with Connecticut Navy Row Galleys Crane and Whiting to sail for New York and placed under Washington's direction. In August 1776 SHARK and four other row galleys engaged British warships in two Hudson River actions – First and Second Battles of the Tappen Zee. A more significant action was thereafter engaged 9 October 1776 “Forcing The Hudson” action against superior British Naval Forces – Frigates HMS PHOENIX [44 guns], HMS TARTAR [28 guns], and HMS ROBUCK [44 guns], supported by HMS Schooner TRYAL and two supply tenders HMS PEMBROKE and HMS SHULDHAM, both tenders are converted warships. At “Forcing The Hudson” the experienced British Naval Forces are noted far better trained and better supported with assets totaling six large ships, configured with more than 116 guns, and 760 sailors; whereas, the inferior Continental Naval Forces totaled 7 small row galley ships, 19 guns, and about 300 sailors. Not surprisingly, the British Forces prevailed!  SHARK, as then accompanied by one or two row galleys escaped up river to a Peekskill, New York location where her Connecticut crew was relieved in late 1776, SHARK then placed under the upkeep care of ship's carpenter Mr. Roger Fanning and a couple of ship's company sailors. She was then officially transferred to the Continental Army in 1777 and was later captured or burned by British Forces.

Second Battle Of The Tappen Zee, 16 Aug 1776.

SHARK was one of several galleys involved in this action. 

Captain “Theo” Stanton remained in service to the Revolution when named master and commander of the American Sloop Patty (a single mast ship), engaged in supply trade between the West Indies and northeastern American shores. On November 13, 1777, Captain Stanton, crew, and ship returned to New London, Connecticut – “much shattered from a combat with a British ship of 14 guns.” Captain Theophilus Stanton, Jr. died 16 May 1778 in Connecticut. His will dated July 1777 is probated in Groton in 1778. Theo's internment site is currently unknown.

"Rouse the People to see their Danger.  Stir them up by all that is dear in this life.  Our Wives, our Children, our Property, our Liberty is at Stake."

-- by Colonel Samuel Selden, Lyme, Connecticut.

American Colonel Samuel Seldon is a veteran of The Battle Of Long Island [1776] and a Revolutionary War POW  "...after languishing in prison about one month being taken the 17th day of Sept. 1776, and carried into New York and there kept close prioner until he expired."

[Died 11 Oct 1776 aboard a British prison ship in New York Harbor, probably buried in mass grave at Fort Green Park, Brooklyn, NY with 11,000+ Prison Ship Martyrs].  Colonel Samuel Selden is a 1st cousin, 8xRemoved, the grandson of our 8th Great Grandfather Joseph Selden (1651-1724) formally of East Haddam, Connecticut Colony. 

* In February 1777, Amos Stanton was appointed a 1^st Lieutenant in Connecticut's Continental Line and on 9 Nov 1777 named Captain Connecticut Line and 6^th Company Commander, in COL Sherburne's 2^nd Connecticut Line Regiment (active-duty Continentals). Captain Amos Stanton served honorably for more than three years active duty as a Connecticut Continental Soldier.  Amos was KIA by British Forces on 6 Sep 1781 during The Battle of Groton Heights.  More information about Captain Amos Stanton [d.1781] available from a 2019 posting, click and view HERE

Compiled from public domain and copyrighted references for the educational and non-profit use of readers by DJ Paul, February 2025.

Original story written by DJ Paul in 1999.

 

Bill Clinton did some things right, while simultaneously managing many things very poorly (and not addressing the Monica adventure here).  The alleged Clinton Administration "Peace Dividend"  military base closures will prove to be an exceptional mistake with many late-1990s closures. Otherwise put, this new "Clinton's Folly" that now threatens us all.  Closing bases like NAS Adak remains a hughly short-sighted mistake.  It may cost a billion+ US Dollars to re-open the needed NAS Adak.

The Story Written In 1999

Naval Air Station (NAS) Adak, in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, was abandoned by the U.S. Navy in the late 1990s as part of the mid-1990s Bill Clinton Administration base-closure "Peace Dividend" activity (the same "Peace-Dividend" political movement that closed Rome [New York] U.S. Air Force Base).  The NAS Adak base closure is certain to prove a huge mistake in future years. NAS Adak location is now renamed and operational under Alaska State authority as Adak Airport.  If interested, please see the Wikipedia article cited below as a good historical reference source.  Excellent sport hunting and fishing are (or were) found here on Adak Island. I met an Electronics Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer here who was known to bag a 400+ pound halibut fishing aboard the NAS Adak MWR fishing vessel, taken from local Bering Sea waters -- his photo of the halibut shows the hanging fish as tall as the senior chief who was happily standing beside his large catch.  

Remembering the one keepsake brought back from this NAS Adak PACEX 1989 assignment as exercise comms officer -- a T-shirt that states: "NAS Adak Alaska -- It's Not The End Of The World, But You Can See It From Here."

To view Adak's Wikipedia article, Click HERE

Recent concerns and adversarial activity:

View US Senator Sullivan's October 2024 comments, click HERE

It may be past time to reopen NAS Adak, click HERE to view a lengthy article by writer Eric Scigliano on Adak dated September 2024.   

A Veteran's Day Program By Frankfort-Schyuler Elementary School Students, Teachers & Staff

  

Many thanks to Master-of-Ceremonies and Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District (FSCSD) Superintendent Mr. Joseph Palmer, to the outstanding Frankfort-Schuyler Elementary School Teachers & Staff, and a special THANK YOU to the many exceptional elementary students in pre-K through 6th grades at FSCSD.  Your 31st Annual Veteran's Day Program held November 8, 2024 is gratefully appreciated.  High competence was also clearly on display by the Frankfort-Schuyler High School Band (under the direction of music teacher Ms. Kathy Donaleski) in their strong and proper instrumental presentation of America's "National Anthem."      

To view the exceptional video program on YouTube, a one and a half hour celebration, click HERE. 

Exiting the school following the celebration a small "care-package" was offered to each Veteran, the packet containing a few kind written thoughts from a couple of elementary students.  Scans of my packet  contents follow:

From Olivia, a presumed pre-K or K student.

Another student with an unreadable signature is thankful for the freedom to become an astronaut. 

An elementary school student Ms. Grygiel says thank you.

 

The excellent FSCSD Veteran's Day Celebration printed program. 

WELL DONE AND MUCH APPRECIATED!