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'Thomas Calabrese'
Bears Ears – Thomas Calabrese
Wings of the Eagle Thomas Calabrese – Editor and Contributing Writer – -Greg Nielsen The Bears Ears National Monument is located in San Juan County in southeastern Utah. The area within the monument is largely undeveloped and contains a wide array of historic, cultural and natural resources. Four local Native American tribes; the Navajo Nation, Hopi, Utes […]
Read More →His Stroll – Thomas Calabrese
The Best Television Memories of His Life Thomas Calabrese –he last five years had been rough for Dave Corbett, rough might be an understatement. If he wasn’t so strong, emotionally, physically and mentally, he might have just packed it in. After graduating from Vista High School in 2008, he received an appointment to the United […]
Read More →The Wizard of Awe – Thomas Calabrese
In Search of Greater Things Thomas Calabrese –Amazing, inspiring, spectacular, astounding, stupendous, wondrous, fabulous, marvelous, miraculous or phenomenal. These are all adjectives that would be appropriate to use when describing Awe. For the human mind to truly comprehend the unique experience of awe, two things must occur. Vastness happens when we see something that exceeds […]
Read More →The Wokester – Thomas Calabrese
Social Media Vigilante Colonel Michael Luchesi was in the Marine Corps for 25 years before retiring and taking a position with Homeland Security. He met his wife during the early part of his military career while he was serving with his Special Operations unit and assigned to a multi-national drug interdiction team in Bueno Aires, […]
Read More →I Belong To Yesterday-Thomas Calabrese
Brite Lites Thomas Calabrese –Editor and Contributing Writer Greg ‘Nails’ Nielsen — The Schilling family lived on the cutting edge of technology. Lawrence Schilling graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in computer science. He worked at Apple Technologies and Hewlett Packard in Silicon Valley before relocating to Carlsbad, California. He accepted […]
Read More →Under the Dog Park Moon – Thomas Calabrese
You Just Never Can Be Sure Thomas Calabrese –The Crest Recreational Park in Oceanside, California was never intended to be an off-leash dog park, but it evolved into one. I actually believe the City only put up the sign that read; All dogs must be kept on leash, as their protection from liability if some […]
Read More →Just Passing Through – Thomas Calabrese
Two Fast Guns Thomas Calabrese — Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores was a 133,440 acre Spanish land grant. In 1841, Governor Juan Alvardo granted 89,742 acres to Pio and Andres Pico. In 1863, Juan Forster, an Englishman who was also a Mexican citizen, married Pio Pico’s sister, Ysidora. He paid off Pio’s and Andres’ […]
Read More →Impeaches and Cream -Thomas Calabrese
They Put The Hype In Hypocrisy Thomas Calabrese — It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining and the dew was glistening on the leaves like a million diamonds dangling from the trees. There were mixed scents of jasmine, carnation and summer flowers drifting on the breeze. Chief Petty Officer John Thorne almost wished […]
Read More →Sergeant Wonderful and Ernest T. Best – Thomas Calabrese
They Had Skills Thomas Calabrese — Hank Lee grew up on a cattle ranch outside Dumas, Texas in the Northern High Plains region, often called the Panhandle. This area is ranked as the number one county in Texas for cattle population. His father, Virgil, was a rough and tumble cowboy who served as a gunner […]
Read More →My Three Daughters – Thomas Calabrese
Daddy’s Home Major General Charles Douglas served 34 years in the Marine Corps before retiring. His wife, Elizabeth, had passed away fifteen years ago while he was a lieutenant colonel stationed at Camp Pendleton. She was coming back from the Santa Barbara Triathlon after competing in the open division. Their three daughters, Erin, Eve and […]
Read More →The War Within – Part II Thomas Calabrese
The War Beneath Thomas Calabrese –Mason Flynn spent six days on the Repose before being released. Operation Oklahoma Hills ended during his absence and the III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF) relieved the 9th Expeditionary Force who were headquartered in an old French Army compound on the Tiensha Peninsula on the east side of the […]
Read More →The War Within Part I -Thomas Calabrese
Thomas Calabrese — During the Vietnam War, “tunnel rat” became an unofficial specialty for volunteer combat engineers and infantrymen who went into enemy tunnel complexes. These underground structures included hospitals, training areas, storage facilities, headquarters and barracks. These diverse facilities allowed Viet Cong guerillas to remain hidden underground for months at a time. Besides enemy combatants, the […]
Read More →Beneath The Wooden Cross – Thomas Calabrese
One More Objective, Boys The Battle of Kasserine Pass was actually a series of battles of the Tunisia Campaign of World War II. It took place in February, 1943 in a 2-mile gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains. The Axis forces led by General Erwin Rommel, were primarily from the Afrika […]
Read More →All Trails Lead to Hell – Thomas Calabrese
View from Canyon Diablo Thomas Calabrese –The town of Canyon Diablo (Navajo: Kin Ligaii) was located in Coconino County, Arizona, on the edge of the arroyo Canyon Diablo. It originated in 1880, due to construction delays attributed to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad ordering the wrong span length railroad bridge to cross the canyon. For […]
Read More →Miracle at Summerland -Thomas Calabrese
The Dazzling Devons Thomas Calabrese –Steve Curtis and Mike Densmore were best friends and first cousins, born within three months of each other in the year 1999. They grew up on East Toulomne Road in Turlock, California and attended Crowell Elementary School, located on North Avenue. Their mothers, Chris and Dina Del Monaco were twin […]
Read More →Rocklin and Roland – Thomas Calabrese
They Messed With Marines Thomas Calabrese –The seven-month baby was lying in his crib and looked up at his parents and began making a series of strange sounds. “That is not normal,” His mother said, “Our other children never made those noises. “At times he sounds like a cross between a possessed victim and […]
Read More →Felix the Navy Dad – Thomas Calabrese
The Little Admiral Thomas Calabrese –Felix Rivera’s family on his father’s side was from Bueno Aires, Argentina. His grandparents on his mother’s side were born in Bogota, Columbia. His parents met in Miami, Florida and they moved to Vista, California, when Diego Rivera was offered the opportunity to open and manage a restaurant called Asado […]
Read More →Hindsight Is Always 20-20
Voting Irregularities Thomas Calabrese –Mike Camden was a young Marine, away from his home of Raytown, Missouri for the first time, and stationed at Camp Pendleton when he met Angie Davalos. They quickly fell in love and were married in Oceanside. Things went well for a while until Angie became pregnant. The young woman was […]
Read More →Curfew Breaker – Thomas Calabrese
We Ain’t Going To Take It Anymore Thomas Calabrese — Sergeant Wesley (Wes) Coulter had been in the Marine Corps for seven years when his unit was deployed to Afghanistan in 2016 from their home base of Camp Pendleton. He was leading a routine patrol when his squad was ambushed by Taliban insurgents. Sergeant Coulter […]
Read More →The Dangerous Guest – Thomas Calabrese
Avoid Large Gatherings Thomas Calabrese — Steve Nielsen grew up in Alameda, California and joined the Marines after high school. He served six years in the Infantry and Recon Battalion before returning to civilian life. He enrolled at Laney Junior college and got a job as a forklift operator in a medical warehouse in San […]
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Apr15Thu9:00 am Supervisor Jim Desmond – Coffee ... @ Virtual eventSupervisor Jim Desmond – Coffee ... @ Virtual eventApr 15 @ 9:00 amJoin Supervisor Desmond as he answers your questions and gives you an update on the County! Space is limited, so sign up at DesmondVista.com and submit your questions, which will be answered during the event! We understand[...]7:00 pm Pride of Vista Lions Meeting @ Zoom meetingPride of Vista Lions Meeting @ Zoom meetingApr 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pmThe Pride of Vista Lions Club meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month on Zoom. Programs and Business are conducted at both meetings depending on speaker availability. Meeting begin at 7 pm. Check [...]Apr17Sat8:00 am Courthouse Farmers Market @ Vista Courthouse LotCourthouse Farmers Market @ Vista Courthouse LotApr 17 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pmEvery Saturday -Fresh fruits and vegetables, vendor booths.Apr24Satall-day 19th Annual Creek to Bay Cleanup @ virtual event19th Annual Creek to Bay Cleanup @ virtual eventApr 24 all-day
The 19th Annual Creek to Bay Cleanup event is scheduled for Saturday, April 24, 2021, hosted by @ILoveACleanSD and will take place remotely. Register to join I Love A Clean San Diego and be a[...]
