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Robert J. LaCosta
- May 25
- 2 min
Poppies Purposely Pop On Memorial Day
Poppies purposely pop on Memorial Day.
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
Written on Hearts & Stone
PHOTO: Bladensburg Cross erected by grieving mothers of sons killed in World War I. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Ben Jacobson.) The we...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Nov 15, 2018
- 2 min
Everyone Needs An Early Detection Center
ABOVE: US Army Private Joe Lockhard at his radar station. Photo courtesy of US Army. BELOW: A view of the Opana Radar Station in northeas...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Nov 14, 2018
- 1 min
Courage Doesn't Rust
A neighbor of mine was one of a dozen living WWII recipients of The Medal of Honor. He told me he was very concerned about the younger ge...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Nov 13, 2018
- 2 min
Bad Shots or Providence?
“Ten Thousand bullets flew by me and my brother and none of them had our names on them,” said the late Marine Staff Sergeant Doug Barnett...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Nov 12, 2018
- 1 min
There's A "Veteran of Life" In Every Aisle
AJ was on the West Virginia when it was struck during the raid of Pearl Harbor. He talked about it matter-of-factly and often reiterated ...
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