Refrigerator of Merchant Sailor displays reminders from voyages around the...
While working on container ships, tankers, tugs and Great Lakes bulkers, time ashore was typically limited, so instead of buying souvenirs I took snap shots as reminders of the various ports I...
View ArticleBerlin
These photos were taken on a trip to Berlin in the fall several years ago. I was struck by how easily people and cars moved across the bricks and cobblestones marking the former location of the Berlin...
View ArticleTug Captain gives ships a hand
One wrong twitch of his hand could send tons of steel and thousands of horsepower out of control.
View ArticleMedal of Honor recipient talks about WWII
The Medal Of Honor Society’s 2010 national convention was held in Charleston, SC this past week and 52 of the 87 living Medal of Honor recipients attended. I had the privilege of meeting a number of...
View ArticleStatus quo disrupted by camera
It was the summer of 1965 when I saw into the future and also learned I had the power to alter time. At eight years old I witnessed atoms being smashed, saw visions of undersea resorts, colonies on the...
View ArticleFort Sumter - where our bloodiest war began.
The serenity of the three mile boat ride, the fresh smell of the ocean just beyond the harbor’s edge carried on a gentle warm breeze and the sounds of gulls calling as you step ashore all combine to...
View ArticleCross on the Clouds
On a recent flight I looked out the window and was startled to see the shape of a cross very distinctly visible on the clouds below. I grabbed my cell phone (in airplane mode!) and took this photo....
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