Joe's Early History

  • Aerial view of a Florida beach

    South to Miami Beach, Florida

    July 21, 2025

    I drove west until I hit interstate 95 South, a big, major freeway. Flat for the most part, I could make good time. Traffic was light. Because…

  • First Flights: December 17, 1903

    First Flights: December 17, 1903

    July 9, 2025

    I was running out of money and I was running out of time. Marine boot camp was only a couple of weeks away.

  • Marine Corps War Memorial

    Marine Corps War Memorial

    June 23, 2025

    “Uncommon Valor Was A Common Virtue”
    —Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USNIn a pensive mood, I slowly walked the half mile or…

  • Apollo rocket blasting off

    Ask not what your country can do for you...

    June 9, 2025

    Once again, I am so grateful to have directly experienced a profound but sad American moment in 1964. As I reflect back 60 years later, it is as fresh and as vivid as if it was yesterday.

  • Washington, D. C.: American Icons

    Washington, D. C.: American Icons

    May 27, 2025

    I am so grateful to directly experience the best of America in 1964 at age 20. As I reflect back 60 years later, those experiences are as fresh and as vivid as if they were yesterday.

  • Fallingwater: Iconic American House

    Fallingwater: Iconic American House

    May 12, 2025

    Leaving Philadelphia and driving west across the state of Pennsylvania, I was excited with anticipation. I was on my way to see the most beautiful…