Memorial Day: As young ink-stained @oregonian columnist, pre-internet, I set out to research and tell the story of 1 of the 2 MLB players killed in action in WWII. Meet B-26 pilot Elmer Gedeon, from Cleveland, Michigan Wolverine, Washington Senator. terryfrei.com/gedeon.html

Memorial Day: Rockies owner Dick Monfort is named in honor of his uncle, a B-17 navigator who was killed in action in a mission over Frankfurt. Richard Lee Monfort had just turned 21. I tell his story here: terryfrei.com/monfort.html His name is on the Colorado Freedom Memorial in

My screenplay adaptation of my book "Third Down and a War to Go" ends on upbeat note despite death of 2 Badger stars in war. By 2006, when Dave Schreiner name/number unveiled, we better grasped that '42 Badgers were a team of heroes & All-American story. terryfrei.com/thirddown.html

#MemorialDay: The death of Dave Schreiner, Wisconsin's 2-time All-American end & Big Ten MVP, in the Battle of Okinawa. Adapted excerpt from my 2007 book, Third Down and a War to Go. terryfrei.com/schreiner.html

Terry Frei My first trip to Edinburgh in 47 years revealed more changes in me than in the Scottish capital. I forgot how beautiful it really is. My latest Dog-Eared Passport: johnhendersontravel.com/edinburgh-afte…

Mamma Mia is back in Denver. Here I’m with original Broadway stars Karen Mason, Louise Pitre, Judy Kaye in 2001

Terry Frei Right next to Fregene, our go-to beach town a half hour from Rome, Maccarese has its own character, sites and history. It's home to the biggest farm in Italy and the biggest saxophone museum in the world. It's our latest TraveLazio: travelazio.it/maccarese/

Terry Frei What do some tourists do that really annoy you? I live in Rome and travel the world. I've seen a lot. In today's Dog-Eared Passport, I list my 10 biggest annoyances, from not learning any of the local languages to obnoxious bargaining: johnhendersontravel.com/tourist-annoya…

July issue of "Lightning Strikes," the magazine of the P-38 National Association, arrived. With my approval, Editor Steve Blake put together a double-byline story combining our research on Madison Gillaspey, my father's tentmate and fellow pilot in the 26th Photo Squadron. As

Institutional Knowledge: For 21 summers, the Broncos bonded in Greeley -- both on and off the field. terryfrei.com/broncoscampgre…

I've updated, touched up and reposted. Said my Wheat Ridge High buddy Skip, a retired Army physician: "You know you have Parkinson's Disease, right?" I didn't. The fight is on. terryfrei.com/mondragon.html

Rees Davies Telluride Film Fans Thanks Rees. I continue to be frustrated and perhaps angry about the movie fates of my books. terryfrei.com/screen.com I’ve done screenplay adaptations of 3 of them. They’re damn good. Plus 2 more — March 19:9 and Olympic AffAir — would be great. I’m immodest but I’m at rhe

Lunch at Big Bill's today. Never too early to prep for the 9/11 Day of Giving, which over the years has raised more than $2.1 million for the JoAnn B. Ficke Cancer Foundation and Colorado cancer causes. See terryfrei.com/bigbill.html and jbfcf.org

Terry Frei Picnic in a forest. Lounging by a crystal clear lake in the mountains. Sipping Montepulciano wine in near-empty piazzas. This is Abruzzo: Italy off the beaten path. We visited last week. My report in Dog-Eared Passport: johnhendersontravel.com/abruzzo-chilli…