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Daily Commercial readers met when former editor Tom McNiff introduced LZ LAKEHAWK in June of 2018. But as my crusty, crazy-like-a-fox mustang infantry officer pal, Steve Luhrsen, is fond of saying: "You don't have to invent Buzzard. He already exists." Yessir, he does. Born in Houston in the shadow of NASA ground control, the boy was born to fly. Young Kurt Lowell Miller, Sr. really wanted to be an astronaut. Badly.  He applied for the program multiple times and pursued every possible venue for getting in through a side door by competing for scholarships in long-term space-study tracks, bu...

by J. Michael Miller Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2020. Pp. xviii, 472. Illus., maps, append., notes, biblio., index. $65.00. ISBN: 0700629564 The Devil Dogs in the Great War The 4 th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons manages to do several things at once, and do them well. The author writes a first rate military history of the 4 th Marine Brigade at war in 1918, with particular focus on the bitter battles at Belleau Wood and Soissons. The narrative meticulously describes the tactical and operational levels of the battles. At Belleau Wood Miller follo...

Sactown Magazine The Spirits of Sacramento Small batch, big taste. We spotlight nine makers of locally distilled vodka, bourbon, gin, rye, rum, brandy, absinthe and more. Please read responsibly. January 29, 2021 Ed Arnold at his California Distilled Spirits facility in Auburn (Photo by Max Whittaker) When Foresthill resident Ed Arnold gave up his 20-year practice making prosthetic limbs—a bold career move that started him on the road to pursuing his passion, craft spirits—he discovered that the two divergent fields had common denominators. “They both require very hands-on technical wor...

Commandant, sergeant major of the Marine Corps publicly receive COVID-19 vaccine January 16 Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger receives the COVID-19 vaccine as part of Operation Warp Speed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland, Dec 22, 2020. (Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Abbott/ Marine Corps) The top two Devil Dogs went public with their COVID-19 vaccines in the hopes of encouraging Marines to take the vaccine when offered. The vaccine is being rolled out in the Marine Corps in multiple phases, in line with Department of Defense policy. First on the list wer...

Scots cops share horrific badger baiting injury pics in bid to stop blood sport Officers are trying to prevent badger baiting, which can leave badgers and dogs seriously hurt. Badger baiting can result in terrible injuries to dogs, due to badgers' dangerous bite and powerful claws. (Image: Scottish SPCA.) Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these n...