"Often a star was waiting for you to notice it. A wave rolled toward you out of the distant path, or as you walked under an open window, a violin yielded itself to your hearing. All this was mission." —Rainer Maria Rilke

#thread "Wherever we are in the world, we see the same moon. It’s the same moon earliest humans would have seen, waxing and waning, rising and setting... Painting: Two Men Contemplating the Moon by Caspar David Friedrich

Not to glorify it, but Lt KDW my father bombed Kassel July 28, 1943, it was one of his most dangerous missions. He typed the following account in his #WWII diary. It is also his longest account, ten pages. sites.google.com/view/wooldridg…

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” ~ Albert Camus #CapeCod

As requested this evening, Tour #Scotland travel Blog video of pictorial record of images and photography Album 17 on ancestry, genealogy, visit and trip to sites including; Dunnottar Castle, Fort Augustus, Glamis Castle, Glencoe, Scone Palace and more tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2016/02/tour-s…

Tour Scotland followers to visit ccrask, Hazel Stewart, John L, @RayneRedgrave, Marcella Beaudreau ✈, @birdonthewire3, Toni Szymanski, Julie Blakeney, Jeanie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🍒 Alba 💜🤍💚, sean mackey, The Quinntessential Review, Rhapsody Angel, @chriscyner #Travel

My 45 second interview with #WWII veteran Chester at Tampa VA Hospital. He was a paratrooper making 3 important jumps.

My dad visited Frankfort Germany, seen here is the post war year of 1946 his picture. Bombed out buildings in the background and what appears to be street cars or the European equivalent in the foreground. Dad was part of the 86th U.S. Army as a PFC.

"In case I don't make it back one of these days." Chilling words.

“You cannot be truly humble, unless you truly believe that life can and will go on without you.” ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Funeral for ISP Trooper Aaron Smith youtube.com/live/RBJadtm_R… via YouTube

Matthew 18:3 “And said, ‘Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven,’ “ ✝️🐑 Matthew 18:6 🙏🏼

Fantastic atmosphere on board the ferry as the veterans leave for Normandy. ⁦BFBS Forces News⁩ #Dday80

The Trust recorded this very special reading of the late, great Harry Billinge reading ‘The Longest Day’, on a trip to Normandy in 2018, when he visited the site of the Memorial for the first time. #DDay80

1st Lt. Robert C. Frascotti was born on February 13, 1923 in Milford, Massachusetts. On D-Day, he departed for his 89th mission. This was to be his last mission of the war. Sadly, he never made that journey home to MA until many years later. #DDay80 aviationtrails.wordpress.com/heroic-tales-o…

“And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, & touched the face of God.” ~ from High Flight, John Gillespie Magee #DDAY80 1st Lt. Robert Frascotti February 13, 1923 (Milford, MA)-June 6, 1944 aviationtrails.wordpress.com/choose-your-tr…