tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post6621560346698770965..comments2024-02-24T02:36:37.956-06:00Comments on Dizzy's Wanderings & Wonderings: "A" is for. . .Dizzy-Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-63863392910986693142016-09-15T12:36:11.754-05:002016-09-15T12:36:11.754-05:00Maybe that it was better in that position to kiss ...Maybe that it was better in that position to kiss your rear goodbye. Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-28604329007015973272016-09-14T19:54:19.814-05:002016-09-14T19:54:19.814-05:00I remember those days well. It amazes me that we ...I remember those days well. It amazes me that we wasted all the effort learning to hide under our school desks-like that would have really helped:)Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-23854583673052712962016-09-09T23:10:00.095-05:002016-09-09T23:10:00.095-05:00The total WW II casualties were just under 500,000...The total WW II casualties were just under 500,000, so I doubt there would have been 1 Million just from an invasion of the Japanese mainland. The total for all U.S. wars from the Revolutionary on, is over 1.1 Million. I think we had a new weapon and wanted to use it, and told the people how many millions of American lives would be saved.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-50504990337659684752016-09-09T14:17:39.918-05:002016-09-09T14:17:39.918-05:00Oh yes, we were real close to a war over them.Oh yes, we were real close to a war over them.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-48717482865847653312016-09-09T12:26:16.992-05:002016-09-09T12:26:16.992-05:00i remember well the 3 days of the Cuban crisis, st...i remember well the 3 days of the Cuban crisis, stuck to a tv so see if we were all gonna die. hope and pray never again.TROUBLEnTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101519457688182222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-8307838144779352016-09-09T10:27:07.140-05:002016-09-09T10:27:07.140-05:00Since I graduated from high school in 1961, the &#...Since I graduated from high school in 1961, the '50's were my school years. Actually, other than the A-bomb scare, it was a great time to grow up.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-10573050640043520042016-09-09T07:15:06.270-05:002016-09-09T07:15:06.270-05:00Oh yes, I do remember all the "duck and cover...Oh yes, I do remember all the "duck and cover" drills. The 50's were a time of terror for me with all the talk of bombs and war. I do pray that mankind will never again unleash any weapons of mass destruction. Unfortunately I don't see that happening as I firmly believe we are in the "end of time". Have a great weekend.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-14981034566991136742016-09-08T19:05:01.086-05:002016-09-08T19:05:01.086-05:00I remember your blog postings about that. I too, ...I remember your blog postings about that. I too, wish we could all live in peace but the bible says that there will always be wars and rumors of wars.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-88211649361475830682016-09-08T19:03:30.527-05:002016-09-08T19:03:30.527-05:00No apologies required.No apologies required.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-15803820723581933192016-09-08T17:25:46.184-05:002016-09-08T17:25:46.184-05:00I have given many, many tours of Caribou Air Stati...I have given many, many tours of Caribou Air Station (Loring AFB) in Maine.. of the bunkers where the nuclear bombs were housed... and talked with many former military men who were stationed there. I'd go for early morning drives around the 50+ bunkers still there... sit and watch the fog rise over the structures... sometimes revealing moose or bear still out on their nighttime foraging. And I always thank God that we survived those times and say a prayer that it never comes to that again.The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-59481187042973606722016-09-08T16:51:29.005-05:002016-09-08T16:51:29.005-05:00DD, I apologize for letting myself get into a poli...DD, I apologize for letting myself get into a political commentary on your blog. I am deleting my comments about Gypsy's premise.Barney, The Old Fat Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242837062100545160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-72970401743952237002016-09-08T16:48:50.531-05:002016-09-08T16:48:50.531-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Barney, The Old Fat Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242837062100545160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-33688982192635012112016-09-08T15:44:45.834-05:002016-09-08T15:44:45.834-05:00I respectively disagree. See my answer to Rob bel...I respectively disagree. See my answer to Rob below.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-26912227181312046292016-09-08T15:43:13.405-05:002016-09-08T15:43:13.405-05:00Yes Rob, it saved lives, shortened the war, and pr...Yes Rob, it saved lives, shortened the war, and prevented world domination of selfish countries and/or tyrannical leaders.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-47724984470563212292016-09-08T15:21:37.957-05:002016-09-08T15:21:37.957-05:00They were expecting a million American casualties ...They were expecting a million American casualties from an invasion of the Japanese mainland, you have to ask where your male relatives were in 1945... <br /><br />Not to mention the huge loss of life in a Japan that would not surrender. As it was there was blood shed in Japan after the Emperor decided to surrender by those who didn't want to quit.<br /><br />We just need to remind our leaders that there is no such thing as using tactical nukes.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-90920621585473715972016-09-08T15:13:47.795-05:002016-09-08T15:13:47.795-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Barney, The Old Fat Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242837062100545160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-82060593963992398932016-09-08T14:32:22.520-05:002016-09-08T14:32:22.520-05:00I think we made a gigantic error in dropping the b...I think we made a gigantic error in dropping the bombs in Japan. In my mind, we have no moral ground to preach to other nations about not using it.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.com