Tag Archives: West Point

On Finding My Grandfather

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Barb Knowles

100 years ago this month, the world saw the end of the Great War. This day has special meaning for my family. While my father, two brothers, two uncles, and one nephew served in our military, some as career officers, … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Uncategorized | Tagged Aisne-Marne, Armistice, cadets, Chateau-Thierry, Class of 1915, duty honor country, Eisenhower, family, genealog, history, KIA, Michael E. Heskew, officers, soldiers, St. Mihiel, The Great War, USMA, West Point, WWI | 14 Comments

The Crazy Evolution of Holidays

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Barb Knowles

On Monday, we will celebrate Memorial Day in the US. The day we honor our fallen soldiers. And eat hot dogs and hamburgers. I’m not kidding. If you’ve read my last post, you know how important Memorial Day is to … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Uncategorized | Tagged Birthdays, celebrations, christmas, Easter, family, holidays, Humor, memorial day, parades, picnics, thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Veterans Day, West Point | 15 Comments

What Would My Father Think?

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Barb Knowles

In 1941 my father, Harry Canavan Harvey, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. The world was so different than it is now. Of course, family lore is never truly accurate, but to give an example, as … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Uncategorized | Tagged airplanes, alaska, commercial air flights, flight tracker, harry aloysius harvey, harry canavan harvey, history, opinion, papua new guinea, pilot, Technology, the class the stars fell on, West Point | 24 Comments

Spain, Franco and Me…

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Barb Knowles

Three huge things happened in the Summer of 1974. 1. I was living in Segovia, Spain for my study abroad. 2. Francisco Franco had an attack of thrombophlebitis. 3. I learned what freedom is. In July of 1974, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged culture, dictator, duty honor country, Francisco Franco, freedom, history, Humor, Ohio Wesleyan, opinion, politics, Segovia, spain, West Point | 18 Comments

September 12, 1918 The day my family changed forever…

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Barb Knowles

“On August 3, 1918, Major Harvey was transferred to the 103rd Field Artillery, and assigned to the second battery. With this battery he went into position September llth, participating in St. Mihiel offensive, September 12th, on which day he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged army, dsc, hero, honor, life, memorial day, opinion, the class the stars fell on, West Point, WWI | 127 Comments

Gut feeling about states

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Barb Knowles

While commenting on a blog by John Guillen a few minutes ago, I realize how many misconceptions, or no conceptions, I have about a lot of states (USA – I’m only vaguely aware that Canada and Australia have provinces. Actually I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, humor | Tagged alabama, alaska, australia, california, Canada, connecticut, delaware, florida, geography, georgia, guns, hawaii, Humor, idaho, kansas, lake dunmore, Long Beach Island, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, montana, new jersey, Ohio, Ohio Wesleyan University, oklahoma, oregon, peaches, portland, rhode island, texas, USMA, vermont, virginia, washington, West Point, west virginia, wisconsin | 28 Comments