Monday, March 30, 2015

Casper Army Air Base, Casper Wyoming.

These are photos of the new display signs at the Natrona County International Airport, memorializing the airports' early role as an Army Air Corps air base  While the early role of the facility as a B-17 and B-24 training base are still evident, in some ways, these photos serve to also demonstrate how much the facility has changed.

 Display, with stunt aircraft painted in British World War Two colors, in the modern terminal.



Sign on location of the old parade ground.


Flag pole base of parade ground.


Parade ground.

Sign commemorating one of the original hangers, which is still standing.


This particular hanger, near the sign, is now owned by an air racer, and it also hosts a private museum.




The crash station, which I think at least partially retains its original use.


 Contemporary tower, probably not the original.

 Original hanger.


 Hanger row, with new and old hangers.

View of what had been barracks.


 What had been the base hospital.


I should note here that there is also a museum at the airport, in one of the old buildings, that's been featured here previously.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Lex Anteinternet: The war news.

Lex Anteinternet: The war news.: One of my cousins is transcribing correspondence between our grandparents, prior to their being married.  I'm very glad she is, it&#...

Saturday, January 24, 2015

All Wars Memorial Toronto Ontario Old City Hall and York County Courthouse Memorial, Toronto Canada.


Every once in a while, for the business traveler such as myself, you'll take a photo which makes it plain that your old compact camera (and I much prefer a SLR), is too long in the tooth and needs to be retired. This is that photo for me.

This is a memorial to Canadian veterans of all wars. It's a striking memorial in front of the Old Town Hall and York County Courthouse and these photos do not come close to doing it justice.


The front of the memorial features the wars "To Our Glorious Dead". The base includes the years during which Canada fought in World War One, World War Two and the Korean War.  On the left hand side of the memorial significant battles of World War One are noted, and I imagine that other such battles from the other wars are likewise noted.

Note, while I rarely publish these in their full size variants, I am here so that the details can be observed.

Friday, December 26, 2014

Lex Anteinternet: Combat over the 1914 Christmas Truce.

Lex Anteinternet: Combat over the 1914 Christmas Truce.: In 1914, as is now well known, British and German troops in many locations along No Man's Land stopped fighting and held an informal tr...

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Friday, November 7, 2014

Park County War Memorial, Cody Wyoming




This is the original war memorial in Cody Wyoming.  I'm uncertain of the dedication date, but it's apparently an all wars memorial. The statute in the foreground of William F. Cody was added later.

This should not be confused with the Wyoming Veterans Memorial, which is outside of town and which I've not yet taken photographs of.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Sharp, Franklin, Taylor, Doe, and Kelly, and the bloody 1860s






A marker locating the spot where various Oregon Trail immigrants lost their lives during the Indian Wars of the early 1860s, which were coincident with the Civil War.  This spot is along Interstate 25 in Converse County, Wyoming.  Some pipeline work was going on at the time, which doesn't contribute to the overall scene in this picture.

Friday, September 12, 2014

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Chief Washakie Monument, Laramie Wyoming.






This dramatic monument on the edge of the campus of the University of Wyoming commemorates Shoshone Chief Washakie, specifically noting the battle between the Shoshones and the Crows at Crow Heart Butte. 

Friday, August 1, 2014

Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma


These photos are of the city block that is now a memorial to those who lost their lives in the tragic and senseless bombing of the Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City.  It's a powerful, and moving, memorial.


The view from the memorial, looking at Oklahoma City U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse, with the steeple of St. Joseph's Old Cathedral visible to the right.


A panoramic photograph of the reflection pool, with memorials to each of those who lost their lives in the attack.






The former playground of the Murrah building.



Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Holscher's Hub: In Memorium

Holscher's Hub: In Memorium:





Flags at half mast, at Casper College, in memory of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew McAdams, 27, killed when an MC-12 reconnaissance aircraft crashed in Afghanistan during a nighttime mission on January 14, 2014.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Today In Wyoming's History: Sidebar: Wyoming and the Korean War

Today In Wyoming's History: Sidebar: Wyoming and the Korean War: The Korean War is something that most Wyomingites don't particularly associate with our state, but the war did have a noticeable impact ...

Today In Wyoming's History: Sidebar: The Vietnam War In Wyoming

Today In Wyoming's History: Sidebar: The Vietnam War In Wyoming: Just below I posted an item on the Vietnam War, and reconsidering it in context .  Indeed, enough time has passed now that the war can prob...

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Today In Wyoming's History: December 7

Today In Wyoming's History: December 7: Today is, by State Statute, WS 8-4-106, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.  The Statute provides: (a) In recognition of the members of th...

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Carbon County World War Two Memorial, Rawlins Wyoming.




This is the Carbon County Wyoming World War Two monument. The monument lists every serviceman from the county who served in World War Two, separately noting those who lost their lives in the war. The memorial is located at the Carbon County Courthouse.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Lex Anteinternet: The Population of Veterans

Lex Anteinternet: The Population of Veterans: I've seen frequent written commentary in recent years to the effect that our current wars impact us very little, as a society, as so fe...

Today In Wyoming's History: Veterans Day

Today In Wyoming's History: Veterans Day:


Today is Veterans Day, commemorating the day in 1918 when World War One's fighting came to an end.  Originally called Armistice Day, and commemorating only the end of that war, after World War Two the holiday was expanded to honor all veterans of all wars, and veterans in general.

How does that work in your town, and in your place of employment?  Is this just another day?  Does your town honor it with a function of some sort.  Do you have the day off?  Let us know.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Blue Star Memorial Highway, Laramie County Wyoming


I'm not familiar with the Blue Star Highway designation, but this sign designated I25 near Cheyenne Wyoming as such a highway.  It's located at the Wyoming Department of Transportation rest stop just south of Cheyenne.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Lex Anteinternet: They also serve who pass in peace

Lex Anteinternet: They also serve who pass in peace: This is a thread that I started back in July, when an entry on our Today In Wyoming's History Blog entitled:  Today In Wyoming's Hi...