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...
View ArticleCombat 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...
View ArticleWarship 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...
View Article42 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...
View ArticleWarship 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...
View ArticleApril 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...
View ArticleWarship 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...
View ArticleTo 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...
View ArticleWho 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...
View ArticleWarship 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...
View ArticleBallistic 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...
View ArticleRemember, 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...
View ArticleCape 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...
View ArticleWarship 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...
View ArticleMore 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThose 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...
View ArticleWarship 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...
View ArticleOf 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...
View ArticleWarship 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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