Claudia Bartow's Blog – December 2011 Archive (14)
Happy New Year!
I can't believe 2011 is over..........here's to a healthy, happy and prosperous new year for all of us! If you are reading this THANK YOU for being on this website. I hope you stick around a while and come back often. Invite your friends, share a memory, or…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 31, 2011 at 10:35pm — No Comments
Cool Airborne Parachutist video
Member Don Degood sent this to me, and it is worth watching, This Army Airborne soldier shows exceptional skill and excellence as he shows you how he prepares to land inside the University of Michigan footbal stadium to a grateful crowd. Love it!
(Sorry Buckeye fans, try to ingnore the big yellow M, and just watch the soldier).
Added by Claudia Bartow on December 30, 2011 at 11:20am — No Comments
Bob Hope's USO tours
Nearly every day, Fold 3, one of our Trusted Partners of this website, has a cool spotlight story. It is always something really interesting and unique. Today the focus was about Bob Hope and his frequent trips overseas to entertain troops during USO shows.
My 80 year old father loves Bob Hope to…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 26, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments
Motts Military Museum- A Review
Last Saturday and this past Wednesday, I had the pleasure of going to Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio. From the road, you see a nondescript block building with a flag pole out front, and several aircraft and a landing craft out back.
The inside will blow you away. Founder and Director Warren Motts has amassed thousands and thousands of…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 25, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Christmas Cookies
Member Don Degood sent this to me about Christmas Cookies, author unknown. Having eaten more than my fair share of goodies already this season, this makes me feel a little better!
1. If you eat a Christmas cookie fresh out of the oven, it has no calories because everyone knows that the first cookie is the test and thus calorie free.
2. If you drink a diet soda after eating your second cookie, it also has no calories because…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 22, 2011 at 1:00am — No Comments
Sick and Tired
This past week I have had, for lack of a better term, the Crud: Nasty cold, coughing, headache and tired. I am on the tail end of it, thankfully. My husband and little one (three year old Camdyn) have had it right alongside me. As a 7th and 8th grade teacher, I have gone to school many times like today when I feel like I should be home, on the couch, with a remote in one hand and a tissue in the other. That's not realistic, though. Just like many of my colleagues you go unless you are…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 20, 2011 at 9:57pm — No Comments
New military stories from Motts Military Museum
In the Great Resources section of the website, and in the forum, you will start seeing new stories. These were written by member Ron Albers on behalf of Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio.
I had the pleasure of…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 18, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments
Boot Camp video
Member Richard Boyd made me laugh out loud with his description of getting off the bus for his first day of Marine Corps Recruit Training.
Here is a good video that will surely bring back some memories for you…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 17, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments
Motts Military Museum
This Saturday my husband and I and a couple of friends are going to Motts Military Museum for the first time. We are also meeting Your Military Story member and museum expert Colonel Ron Albers, USAF, Retired. He is going to give us the tour of this magnificent…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 15, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments
Christmas Truce of 1914 Video
This is an interesting story of a Christmas Eve in 1914 when British and German troops agreed to stop fighting. They gave themselves a reprieve from the bloody trench warfare of World War I, lighting cigarettes for each other, singing Christmas carols and exchanging addresses.
This video tells the story well.
Added by Claudia Bartow on December 13, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments
Letters from Home
Tomorrow, a reporter from the Columbus Dispatch is coming to interview me about the website :)
She asked me to dig up some of my military memoribilia which shows why I started this site. Down in my basement I have a box of treasures. In it lies every letter or card anyone sent me while I was gone for training (this was in 1993). My mother alone sent several dozen pieces of mail, as well as tons from my sisters, other family and friends. It made me realize that someday pretty…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 12, 2011 at 1:00am — No Comments
Watching Swamp People brings back memories.....
I was just watching Big Shrimpin' and Swamp People on the History Channel. While these two fine programs warrant blog posts all their own for different reasons (if you have seen these you know what I mean :) ) it is the characters' accents which jog my memory.
If you haven't seen them, the show has to use subtitles most of the time so you can understand what the people are saying. Yes, English is their first language, but the characters on Swamp People (who "choot"…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 8, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments
70 Years of Infamy- Pearl Harbor Remembered
I have talked to many World War II veterans about Pearl Harbor day. All say how the United States came together like glue. As the numbers of those Pearl Harbor survivors dwindle, I hope… Continue
Added by Claudia Bartow on December 5, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments
Army Coin- Get it Now Before Its Gone!
The United States Army, in conjunction with the U.S. Mint, has six fantastic Army coins available only until December 16th. These coins authorized by Congress commemorate the Army's strong history as military defenders.
There are silver and gold versions available, including $5 gold…
ContinueAdded by Claudia Bartow on December 1, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments
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