Had someone ask what the "gauge" in "12 gauge shotgun" meant. The gauge in the name is a measure of bore size. "12 gauge" means that 12 lead balls, each the diameter of the weapon's bore, would weigh 1 pound. For a 20 gauge, 20 balls the diameter of the shotgun's bore would weigh 1… Continue reading Shotgun Gauge
I had a little more than an hour to change into my tux and make my way back to West Point for the bus to Carnegie Hall. There was only one other occupied table in the surprisingly spacious diner where I'd stopped to have a late breakfast. Scraping together the surviving remnants of my Nova… Continue reading The West Point Bicentennial, A View From the Ground
The following is a true story of old (early 1970s) West Point. I saw it, I was there. The names have been changed to protect the not so innocent. Rated “R” for language. “What do Plebes Rank? Sir, the Superintendent's dog, the Commandant's cat, the waiters in the Mess Hall, the Hellcats, the Generals in… Continue reading All the Admirals in the Whole Damned Navy
I’m watching The Eiger Sanction. It was filmed north of here and released around the time my class graduated from West Point. It brings back memories of 60 days of leave spent out here at my parents’ house. Keith Huber (now retired Lieutenant General Huber) and I would play “pushup pool” in my parents’ den… Continue reading The Good Old Days
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