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| It’s December 7th, “a date that will live in infamy,” especially to a retired Naval Officer such as myself. I was stationed for three years at Sub Base Pearl, including 1991 for the 50th Anniversary of the attack. I don’t know how many times I stood at attention to render honors as we passed the USS Arizona Memorial, or was topside for colors as the Ship’s Duty Officer on a quiet Sunday morning, just like my predecessors were that fateful Sunday so long ago. Of course, I’ve also stood there at attention while the Japanese National Anthem played after our own, because there was a Japanese ship in port. It was a good reminder that whatever our current hostilities are, time heals all wounds.
As long as we’re talking about historical dates, the Brewers Association has announced the end of the year numbers for breweries in the US. There are now 4,144 breweries in the US, which tops the previous all-time high of 4,131 in 1873. However, that should not indicate that there isn’t room for any mo … |
Source: Drinking on the Last Frontier
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