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Horse soldiers never die

A division of the Blues and Royals sabre squadron, part of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (All photos via MoD) The British Army’s Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) traces its lineage...

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Combat Gallery Sunday: The Martial Art of Robert Gibb

Much as once a week I like to take time off to cover warships (Wednesdays), on Sundays (when I feel like working), I like to cover military art and the painters, illustrators, sculptors, photographers...

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Warship Wednesday, April 19, 2017: The busy year of the Raiders’ taxi service

Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...

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42 years after the fall of Saigon

At the National Native American Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the wind still whispers in remembrance. Photo courtesy of Bill Williams/Dept. of Veterans Affairs The Highground Veterans Memorial Park in...

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Warship Wednesday, May 3, 2017: The battleship slaying avenger of the Pacific

Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...

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April showers bring May flowers

I just love everything about this photo. The super worn M60 pig with the beat cover. The bright green utes. The camo M1 cover stuffed with flowers in like the most obvious camo breakup ever. The fact...

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Warship Wednesday, May 10, 2017: ‘All Vessels: Make Smoke!’

Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period, and one of the most interesting tasks of a bygone era was that of making...

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To Davy Jones: Tamaroa’s final cruise

The 205-foot Medium Endurance Cutter TAMAROA, stationed at Governors Island, NY, stands ready for patrol duties. USCG painting by William Sturm. One of the hardest serving ships in U.S. maritime...

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Who wants some postcards?

I like estate sales and enjoy attending them as I tend to find great old knives, militaria, and firearms up for grabs. One sale I recently attended was for a late local Biloxi-area photographer who...

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Warship Wednesday, May 24, 2017: The leopard of rum row turned magic-eyed...

Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...

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Ballistic impressions

A Civil War-era .58 caliber star base 3-ringer Minie ball…now on my desk. Squee! This is your typical Federal 3-ringer in “dropped” condition, with the star inside the base detailing its origin from...

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Remember, it’s not about great deals on home appliances today..

“The Constant Reminder,” Painting, Acrylic on Illustration Board; by Robert Adam Malin; 1998; Framed Dimensions 22H X 32W, NHC Accession #: 98-110-E The subject depicts a modern attack submarine...

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Cape Helles on a summer’s day in 1915

(Photo source – © IWM Q 13340) (Colourised by Royston Leonard from the UK) A British 60 pounder Mk I battery in action on a cliff top at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, possibly in June 1915. The unit might be...

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Warship Wednesday, June 7, 2017: The first stripe and the savior of the Queen

Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...

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More bad finger-painting

I tried my ever-evolving hand at art by working up a painting “inspired” by a photo of the USS Lassen (DDG-82) under construction on a foggy day at Ingalls in Pascagoula. USS Lassen prior to float off...

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The Bengals of Majuro

Here we see a F4U-1 Corsair #252 (possibly that of 1/Lt. William ‘Bill” Boshart) of the “Fighting Bengals ” of VMF 224, Marine Corps 4th Marines Aircraft Wing, Majuro Airstrip, Marshall Islands, in...

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Those groovy late 70s- early 80s camo schemes

The Air Force had a lot of stuff going on in the Carter/Reagan-era: A U-2C painted in a gray camouflage pattern called the “Sabre” scheme in 1975. The camouflage replaced the usual black finish to ease...

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Warship Wednesday, June 14, 2017: The newly found enforcer of Dewey’s squadron

Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...

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Of pikes, cutlass and bearskin caps

Some 202 years ago this week, a 10-ship squadron of the newly established U.S. Navy under the command of Commodore Stephen Decatur was taking the fight to the Barbary Coast pirates. Sailing from New...

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Warship Wednesday, June 21, 2017: The Tsar’s everlasting musketeer

Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...

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