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No Kings Protest / USS Carr Hat

As I have detailed elsewhere on this blog my mother’s brother, my Uncle Paul, died heroically in the largest naval battle in history. You can read about it here: Paul H. Carr inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame. For his heroic action he had a missile frigate named after him, the USS Paul H. Carr, FFG-52. He has also been inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame. There are…

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No Kings Protest / USS Carr Hat

As I have detailed elsewhere on this blog my mother’s brother, my Uncle Paul, died heroically in the largest naval battle in history. You can read about it here: Paul H. Carr inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame. For his heroic action he had a missile frigate named after him, the USS Paul H. Carr, FFG-52. He has also been inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame. There are…

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Not a Weak One in the Bunch

Click to see picture bigger One of my family members put together this pictorial essay of the “Carr Sisters” to pass out at the inaugural reunion of sailors who served on the USS Carr, FFG-52. Their first reunion was in the hometown of Paul Henry Carr, Checotah, Oklahoma, and the descendants of my mother’s parents were very involved and part of the reunion also. The top picture…

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USS Samuel B Roberts DE-413 in October 1944 before being lost in the Battle of Leyete Gulf My cousin Nancy of WWND fame… WWND being What Would Nancy Do. One of my brothers and I were on a backpacking trip and having a discussion about a hypothetical moral dilemma. We were of differing opinions, but I resolved it to both our satisfactions by asking, “What would Nancy Milam do?” Anyway, I…

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USS Carr Crew Reunion with Carr Family

This last weekend Señora and I went to Checotah, Oklahoma. On the very long shot chance you do not know about Checotah, it is the birthplace of yours truly. Way back in 1952 there was actually a three bed hospital in Checotah on 3rd street where I was born, delivered by Dr. N. E. Cornstubble. It is also the home of Carrie Underwood and the Steer Wresting Capital of the World, having many…