Post #530488 by uncle trav on Sun, May 16, 2010 5:55 AM

Well done Riick. Every photograph that you save is literally a snapshot of history. And thanks for saving it. Here's one I picked up of some happy guys with their B-25. I'm trying to track down some history on the photo. Thanks for sharing and please post some more.

Sorry to get off track but I had to tell this to someone. I went to a postcard show awhile back looking for tiki cards. Most of the dealers gave me a blank stare and said they didn't have any of "those cards". After going from booth to booth a man in his nineties said "sure I have some of those" He handed me the small pile of cards with shaky hands and I said thanks. He saw a postcard for Clifton's Pacific Restaurant. He looked up from the card but not at me and started to tell me about his time in the Navy like he was back in 1942. He had been to Clifton's the day before he shipped out on his minesweeper for the war in the Pacific and they treated him like royalty and gave him his lunch for free. Long story short, his ship steamed over 250,000 miles during his tour, lost allot of good friends and gained many memories. His wife scolded for not helping other folks and told him to pick up the pace. I thanked him for the chat and we shook hands. The ninety year old sailor with the shaky hands nearly crushed mine with grip stronger than most construction workers I know.