Poor William's Almanack, March 3, 2005, The Military Way

Thursday, March 3, 2005

Death of Kasamir Pulaski
[1747 - Kasamir Pulaski, Revolutionary War general, born in Winiary, (near Warsaw), Poland]

[1776 - First amphibious landing operation. Commodore Esek Hopkins lands Sailors and Marines on New Providence Island in Bahamas]

[1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, inventor, born in Edinburgh, Scotland]

[1853 - Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter, born in Zundert, Netherlands]

Jimmy Clark

[1936 - Jim Clark, Formula 1 race driver, born Kilmany, Scotland]

[1993 - Carlos Montoya, flamenco guitarist, dies at 89]

The Military Way

A military commander once remarked:
"Having lost sight of the objective, we must redouble our efforts."

military drill instructor

William's Whimsical Words:

Would you call that strategic, or tactical thinking?