Wednesday’s Hero

Maj. Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen 53 years old from Royal, Iowa 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing June 29, 1934 - December 14, 1987The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Major Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen, United States Air Force, for conspicuous ...continue reading

Black Friday Store Opening Hours

Are you ready for Black Friday? If you are like me, you have already started planning your attack for Friday morning (well, Thursday night since may stores are opening earlier this year!). Here is a list of the stores I've seen already list their store opening times:Ace Hardware - MidnightA.C. Moore - 5 a.m. FridayBealls - MidnightBest ...continue reading

Wednesday’s Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Michael 2nd Lt. William Edward Metzger, Jr. 22 years old from Lima, Ohio 729th Bombardment Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group (Heavy) November 9, 1944  On May 16, 1945 2nd Lt. William E. Metzger was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions six months earlier. His citation reads:"On a ...continue reading

Is Christmas in the air?

I just spent a couple of wonderful days up in Green Bay. It's nice visiting my family, and we got to spend a little extra time there which made it all the better. We drove there on Thursday and got back late this afternoon.Yes, I was one of those crazy people out on Black Friday.  We were standing outside of Target before it opened.  The wind chill ...continue reading


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