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'Thomas Calabrese'
G T O – Thomas Calabrese
High Horsepower Happiness Thomas Calabrese –The 1967 Pontiac GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato) had a 389 cubic inch engine with triple two barrel carburetors and produced 360 horsepower. It had a four-speed manual transmission with a Hurst performance dual gate shifting linkage and was metallic fathom blue in color, had a midnight blue vinyl top, black interior […]
Read More →Aviator In The Attic -Thomas Calabrese
I know that sound Thomas Calabrese –Between 1961 and 1975, tens of thousands of U.S. military helicopter pilots, crew chiefs, gunners and medics spearheaded U.S. efforts to secure the 67,000 square miles of South Vietnam. This Southeast Asian war has long been known as the ‘Helicopter War’. The distinctive ‘thump-thump’ sound of choppers is seared […]
Read More →The Path of the Honorable Man – Thomas Calabrese
Will lead him to happiness. Thomas Calabrese — The Kimbrough family lived on a small farm outside Wichita, Kansas. The weather had been volatile and unpredictable for the past week. A series of thunderstorms moving up from the Gulf of Mexico and cold dry air coming down from Canada were colliding in the central plains […]
Read More →No Compromises – Thomas Calabrese
Extreme Oversight Thomas Calabrese — The tour group consisted of forty students, five sets of parents and three teachers from the Mira Costa Junior College in Oceanside, California. They were touring religious and historical sites in Israel on an educational trip for their Middle Eastern History class when they were kidnapped as they left the […]
Read More →Justice and Vengeance – Thomas Calabrese
Two Sides Of The Same Coin Thomas Calabrese –The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Independence, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, the trail served as a vital commercial highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880. Santa Fe was near the end of the El Camino Real […]
Read More →Kicks on Route 66 – Thomas Calabrese
Great Traveling Companion Thomas Calabrese — Mason Sheridan met Katie Matheson when they were both cadets at the Naval Academy. It wasn’t as if they were romantically involved or even close friends, more like casual acquaintances. Mason was a linebacker on the Navy football team and Katie ran cross country. They would see each other […]
Read More →All In A Day’s Work – Thomas Calabrese
That’s Just Too Bad Thomas Calabrese — It was midnight on July 14th, 2008 in Lee Summit, Missouri, a suburb located 15 miles east of Kansas City. The weather was hot, humid and it felt like a thunderstorm was on the way as dark clouds drifted in from the south to obscure the stars. Five […]
Read More →A Fragile Commodity – Thomas Calabrese
“Do you ever wish that we weren’t born into this kind of life?”
Read More →Table for Two – Thomas Calabrese
The Carnage Entrée Thomas Calabrese …It was a clear and warm night in Oceanside, California on July 9, 2017 which was a nice change from the overcast weather that had encompassed the area for the last week. The neighborhood watch team of Richie Myerson and Ron Pickering had just turned off Via Rancho Avenue on […]
Read More →Cosmic Salvation Part I – Thomas Calabrese
My Celestial Brother Thomas Calabrese …The two giant asteroids were on a collision course, one was almost six hundred miles across at its widest point, the other was slightly less than five hundred and they had been floating through the infinite vastness of the Whirlpool Galaxy for thousands of years, but destiny had other plans […]
Read More →Twisting In The Wind – Thomas Calabrese
Full Circle of Retribution Thomas Calabrese… Allison Christiansen’s name was a contradiction in itself for there was absolutely nothing Christian-like about this young girl’s upbringing or behavior. She was completely void of morals or anything resembling a conscience. Her father Jason was a ruthless collector of unpaid gambling debts and her mother Maureen descended from a […]
Read More →Hank’s Justice He Walks The Blue Line – Thomas Calabrese
He Walks The Blue Line Thomas Calabrese … It was late afternoon in Oceanside, California and twenty women were doing a yoga demonstration under a clear blue sky on the beach next to the pier as a large banner flew next to them; Peace and Tranquility through Yoga. They were going through a series of […]
Read More →The Underground Dynasty – Thomas Calabrese
I Can Dig It Thomas Calabrese …. Mohawk Indians have an impressive history of being fearless and adept iron workers. Seven generations of this special breed of men have climbed halfway to the heavens on two foot wide steel girders with a steady gait and unwavering balance to create monuments of architecture. Their contributions to […]
Read More →Confirmed Last Transmission – Thomas Calabrese
Roger That Thomas Calabrese… The mortars dropped in on the Marines like fire from hell and the jungle warriors instinctively dived for cover. The screams of anguish of those who had been hit filled the morning air and once the location of the enemy’s mortar position was determined, grunts grabbed their weapons and raced into harm’s […]
Read More →Thy Kingdom Come – Part Two – Thomas Calabrese
(Answer My Prayer) Air Force One was in the air in less than thirty minutes and President Trask was already halfway through the service record of Joe Kingdom, “Ten years in the Navy Seals, two Navy Crosses, three Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars and five Purple Hearts. After he left the Seals he worked […]
Read More →Thy Kingdom Come – Part I
(Answer My Prayer) Thomas Calabrese …. When Robert Trask campaigned for the Presidency of the United States, one of his promises was that he would the turn the economy around which had been sluggish for years. He would make it easier for companies to make a profit by reducing cumbersome and unneeded regulations that had a […]
Read More →Smoldering Australians -Thomas Calabrese
Smoldering Australians Too Hot To Handle Thomas Calabrese.. It was April 20, 1968 in South Vietnam and the stench of death and jungle decomposition combined with the stifling humid heat to attack my sense of smell like a sapper squad on opium laced steroids. My Marine Corps infantry platoon had seen action in three […]
Read More →All Choked Up – Thomas Calabrese
An Unfortunate Chain of Events Thomas Calabrese … Pepper was a Brindle Pitbull, black and white in color and almost fourteen years of age. This was old for most dogs especially one of her size and breed and she had her share of health issues which included arthritis and lung cancer. She was the sole […]
Read More →Munday Memories Thomas Calabrese
Ghost of Khe Sanh Thomas Calabrese …. Captain Matthew Munday could have been forged in the steel mills of ancient mythology to stand beside the Gods of Aries and Zeus on Mount Olympus. He also could have been finely stitched by a master leathermaker to be rawhide tough and ride the trails of the Wild […]
Read More →Frankly Speaking – Thomas Calabrese
(Once every ten million, One in ten billion) One in Ten Billion Thomas Calabrese Billions of stars and thousands of planets from different galaxies were in perfect alignment for this unique celestial event that only occurred once every ten million years and lasted less than a tenth of a second. An energy beam so powerful […]
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