Son of Sandor
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Our Dad Alexander, Sandor in Hungarian. A first generation American. #WWII and 20 year veteran of the USAAC, USSAF, USAF Chief Master Sergeant. Our Mom Joyce his Australian war bride. Posts about #History, #Science, #Weather and Global Relations.
Dad kept a full sheet of the flag raising with a photo hanging in his shop. My sister has them now.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Dad kept a full sheet of the flag raising with a photo hanging in his shop. My sister has them now.
Nov 8, 1950 Lt Russell J Brown, USAF, is credited with shooting down a Russian built MiG 15 jet fighter near the Yalu River while flying a F-80 Shooting Star. This may have been the very first time that a jet fighter had been shot down by another jet fighter www.thisdayinaviation.com/8-november-1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nov 8, 1950 Lt Russell J Brown, USAF, is credited with shooting down a Russian built MiG 15 jet fighter near the Yalu River while flying a F-80 Shooting Star. This may have been the very first time that a jet fighter had been shot down by another jet fighter www.thisdayinaviation.com/8-november-1...
Nov 8, 1950 80 B-29s today dropped 650 tons of bombs on to the Korean ends of the two main bridges which link Manchuria. In an air battle over North Korea, an American jet fighter shot down a Russian built jet and damaged another. This is the first jet fighter ever shot down in an aerial dogfight.
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Nov 8, 1950 80 B-29s today dropped 650 tons of bombs on to the Korean ends of the two main bridges which link Manchuria. In an air battle over North Korea, an American jet fighter shot down a Russian built jet and damaged another. This is the first jet fighter ever shot down in an aerial dogfight.
We need that now. But it's not happening.
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We need that now. But it's not happening.
Nov 7, 1950 Television Appeal. Governor Thomas E Dewey staged a marathon political rally on television. He faced the television cameras at dawn and stayed in the studio for 18 hours until midnight. His marathon reflected a trend this year to make television a big feature of campaign technique.
November 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Nov 7, 1950 Television Appeal. Governor Thomas E Dewey staged a marathon political rally on television. He faced the television cameras at dawn and stayed in the studio for 18 hours until midnight. His marathon reflected a trend this year to make television a big feature of campaign technique.
Nov 7, 1950 Truman goes home to cast vote. The President said that the US in 1920 "ran out" on its responsibility for the preservation of world peace. He apparently was referring to the abandonment of the League of Nations by the US. "We can't do that this time," he said, "and we are not going to."
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Nov 7, 1950 Truman goes home to cast vote. The President said that the US in 1920 "ran out" on its responsibility for the preservation of world peace. He apparently was referring to the abandonment of the League of Nations by the US. "We can't do that this time," he said, "and we are not going to."
That was my first thought.
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1940 #WWII Per the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed between Russia and Germany on Aug 23. 1939, Latvia and Estonia were in the Russian sphere of influence while Lithuania was in the German sphere of influence. The annexation of the three countries was completed in early Aug.
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
That was my first thought.
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Very cute! We have a regular that brings in their bulldog. He loves visiting the bar because he knows we keep dog treats. He demands service first!
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Very cute! We have a regular that brings in their bulldog. He loves visiting the bar because he knows we keep dog treats. He demands service first!
The great-granddaughter of US Army Gen. Matthew Ridgway visited South Korea. Chipyong-ni marked the first time UN troops managed to stop the Chinese advance into South Korea since Oct 19, 1950, when the Chinese crossed the Yalu River boundary and overwhelmed UN forces. bsky.app/profile/star...
Julie MacKnyght, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, toured Chipyong-ni, where U.S. and French troops under the United Nations Command held off waves of Chinese attacks in 1951.
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Retired Army officer honors her great-grandfather, UN troops at key Korean battlefield
Julie MacKnyght, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, toured Chipyong-ni, where U.S. and French troops under the United Nations Command held off waves of Chinese attacks in 1951.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The great-granddaughter of US Army Gen. Matthew Ridgway visited South Korea. Chipyong-ni marked the first time UN troops managed to stop the Chinese advance into South Korea since Oct 19, 1950, when the Chinese crossed the Yalu River boundary and overwhelmed UN forces. bsky.app/profile/star...
It might be the only one in existence.
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It might be the only one in existence.