random pics that YOU have taken.......

[Racerbvd]

Like a scene from Alfred Hickcocks "The Birds"

[Scott Douglas]

Those look like buzzards, Byron, a lot of buzzards.

[rcooled]

[daepp]

A quick get-away to NOLA for a nearby annual family reunion and then the Gulf Coast.

First stop, the National WWII Museum. I’ve been trying to get here for several years. And I don’t know why it’s in the Big Easy, but many of the famous landing craft - so crucial to our invasion of Europe - were built here by a guy who’d been successful building shallow draft boats for the swamps.

















That famous landing craft. God bless those who faced such horrible circumstances when the ramp was lowered.





Regardless of why it is where it is, it’s a world class museum, and quite an asset to the city.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by daepp

A quick get-away to NOLA for a nearby annual family reunion and then the Gulf Coast.

First stop, the National WWII Museum. I’ve been trying to get here for several years. And I don’t know why it’s in the Big Easy, but many of the famous landing craft - so crucial to our invasion of Europe - were built here by a guy who’d been successful building shallow draft boats for the swamps.

And they were built because a US Marine named Victor "Brute" Krulak, had witnessed the Japanese landings in China, took pictures with telephoto lense.. they got filed as "sent in by some Nut in China"

Krulak built a model of the Japanese boat design and discussed the retractable ramp approach with boat builder Andrew Higgins who then took the ramp idea into the Higgins boat.

good book called Brute

And after WW2 he was instrumental in doing early adoption of Helictopers to hte USMC

Chesty Puller gave the Marines Infantry training, motivation and inspiration, Krulak gave them the Amphibious and Air Assault capabilities they have today.
His son later became USMC Commandant.

[daepp]

Originally Posted by svandamme

And they were built because a US Marine named Victor "Brute" Krulak, had witnessed the Japanese landings in China, took pictures with telephoto lense.. they got filed as "sent in by some Nut in China"

Krulak built a model of the Japanese boat design and discussed the retractable ramp approach with boat builder Andrew Higgins who then took the ramp idea into the Higgins boat.

good book called Brute

And after WW2 he was instrumental in doing early adoption of Helictopers to hte USMC

Chesty Puller gave the Marines Infantry training, motivation and inspiration, Krulak gave them the Amphibious and Air Assault capabilities they have today.
His son later became USMC Commandant.

Hey man - I didn’t know any of that. Thanks for the great addendum!

[daepp]

Off down Hwy 90 - the Gulf Coast Highway (and a great Nancy Griffith song to boot!) to Biloxi, Pascagoula and ultimately, the Gulf Coast aka The Redneck Riviera



The day before I left I paid $6.99/gallon for gas near Los Angeles. Ultimately I saw it as low as $2.74/gallon. Unbelievable.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by daepp

Hey man - I didn’t know any of that. Thanks for the great addendum!

Exactly. I did not either.

Great trip!

[Racerbvd]

[kevin993]

Originally Posted by daepp

Off down Hwy 90 - the Gulf Coast Highway (and a great Nancy Griffith song to boot!) to Biloxi, Pascagoula and ultimately, the Gulf Coast aka The Redneck Riviera

The day before I left I paid $6.99/gallon for gas near Los Angeles. Ultimately I saw it as low as $2.74/gallon. Unbelievable.

Happy travels. Enjoy your trip. We keep sending photos of gas prices to friends back in CA for giggles. This was a few days ago in Texas:

[72doug2,2S]

Garden spider (female) Just in time for Halloween

[HobieMarty]

Headed to Panama City? That's what we called the Redneck Riviera, lol.
If you stayed on Hwy90 through Mobile, you would go through the old Bankhead Tunnel then across the causeway where you would see the USS Alabama battleship. Yep been down that trail many times as a kid before I-10 was complete.

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[Seahawk]

Very exciting picture today.



Soybeans will be out Wednesday. I eat the new seed in the pods when they are still green and also the redy to harvest soybeans.

I know: "Olivah"

[RNajarian]

If you have been here you know what this is, where it is, and why we come.

[Baz]

^^^ oil slick from the Arizona.....

On the subject of WWII landing craft.......

The fellow who runs the local Miracle Ear office (Bruce) and I had a discussion about a year or so ago when I took Mom in for some hearing aid help.

Turns out the founder of the Miracle Ear company was a decorated WWII vet named Ken Dahlberg.

Ken Dahlberg, founder of Miracle-Ear, was an American through and through. Growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, he milked cows and shot squirrels as a kid. At 24, he joined the Army Air Corps. Ken flew cover for the D-Day invasion in Normandy and shot down 15 German planes to become one of America’s few Triple Aces. He was also shot down three times, escaped twice and ended the war in a POW camp in Moosburg, Germany. Ken was awarded several awards for his service, including the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

https://www.miracle-ear.com/blog-news/miracle-ear-founder-ken-dahlberg-story

I ended up getting his book and it's really great:

One Step Forward : The Life of Ken Dahlberg

OK that part has nothing to do with WWII landing craft but on the subject of WWII, Bruce also mentioned the LST production on the Ohio River Evansville, Indiana plant. I think it had something to do with where he first started out with Miracle Ear (Bruce).

After a quick Internet search I found this informative video:



And a chart depicting the various landing crafts is included in this informative article:

https://www.britannica.com/story/types-of-landing-craft-of-world-war-ii-infographic-spotlight

The landing craft in David's New Orleans photos above is the 35' LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel)

More info on the only remaining operational LST (325) on the water located in Evansville:

https://www.lstmemorial.org/history

And it's history (a good read):

https://www.lstmemorial.org/history

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One of the reasons we had this conversation in the first place is because Mom is a WWII US Navy veteran - something that sometimes initiates a conversation whenever we go somewhere....

[Racerbvd]

[Dixie]

Fishing pier and oak tree next to to my house.

[BrianC9379]

[daepp]

Originally Posted by Baz

^^^ oil slick from the Arizona.....

On the subject of WWII landing craft.......

The fellow who runs the local Miracle Ear office (Bruce) and I had a discussion about a year or so ago when I took Mom in for some hearing aid help.

Turns out the founder of the Miracle Ear company was a decorated WWII vet named Ken Dahlberg.



https://www.miracle-ear.com/blog-news/miracle-ear-founder-ken-dahlberg-story

I ended up getting his book and it's really great:

One Step Forward : The Life of Ken Dahlberg

OK that part has nothing to do with WWII landing craft but on the subject of WWII, Bruce also mentioned the LST production on the Ohio River Evansville, Indiana plant. I think it had something to do with where he first started out with Miracle Ear (Bruce).

After a quick Internet search I found this informative video:



And a chart depicting the various landing crafts is included in this informative article:

https://www.britannica.com/story/types-of-landing-craft-of-world-war-ii-infographic-spotlight

The landing craft in David's New Orleans photos above is the 35' LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel)

More info on the only remaining operational LST (325) on the water located in Evansville:

https://www.lstmemorial.org/history

And it's history (a good read):

https://www.lstmemorial.org/history

========

One of the reasons we had this conversation in the first place is because Mom is a WWII US Navy veteran - something that sometimes initiates a conversation whenever we go somewhere....

Great info Baz - I'll def check it out - thanks!

[daepp]

Last ones from the trip - gotta get back to work!