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Category Archives: Pearl Harbor
The Role Hickam Air Field Played Upon My Dad
The Role Hickam Air Field Played Upon My Dad By Richard Mabey Jr. My Dad was 18 years old when he arrived at Hickam Air Field in early 1944. Dad was now part of the great Seventh Army Air Corps. … Continue reading
Posted in 1944, Be Strong!, Believe in yourself!, Creative Writing, Dad, Destiny, Determination, Divine Protection, Finding Your Purpose in Life, haunting feeling, Heroism, Hickam Air Field, Humility, I Remember Dad, Life's Dreams, Memory, Never give up!, Nostalgia, Pear Harbor, Pearl Harbor, Second World War, Spiritual Lesson, Stand Tall, To thine own self be true., Wisdom, World War II
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Never Surrender!
Never Surrender! By Richard Mabey Jr. There is a part of me that is overwhelmed by it all. I worked on my book, “I Remember Dad” today. Specifically the chapter about Dad’s stay at Hickam Air Field during World War … Continue reading
Posted in 1943, Accomplishment, Be Strong!, Believe in yourself!, Compassion, Creative Writing, Dad, Destiny, Determination, Divine Protection, Dreams, Encouragement, Faith, Finding Your Purpose in Life, Giving, haunting feeling, Heroism, Hickam Air Field, Humility, I Remember Dad, Journey to Truth, Kindness, Leadership, Life's Dreams, Little Figgy, Memory, Never give up!, Pear Harbor, Pearl Harbor, Sacrifice, Second World War, Spiritual Lesson, Stand Tall, The Unexplained, To thine own self be true., Wisdom, World War II
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To Focus More Profoundly
The time has come for me to focus even more profoundly on my goal to get my novel published. It is a time to return to my desk. It is a time to spend even more time, alone, writing. To … Continue reading
Posted in 1934, Acts of Kindness, Be Strong!, Believe in yourself!, Boyhood Days, Comic Books, Compassion, Creative Writing, Dad, Destiny, Determination, Divine Protection, Dreams, Encouragement, Faith, Finding Your Purpose in Life, Giving, Grandma Mabey, Grandpa Mabey, Hickam Air Field, Homecoming, Humility, I Remember Dad, Journey to Truth, Kindness, Life's Dreams, Memory, Never give up!, New Jersey, Newspapers, NJ, Nostalgia, Old Beavertown, Old Lincoln Park, Pearl Harbor, Sacrifice, Second World War, Small Town America, Spiritual Lesson, Stand Tall, To thine own self be true., Troop 170, Wisdom
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My Father’s Love for Motorcycles
Dad riding his motorcycle, upon returning home from World War II. My Father’s Love for Motorcycles By Richard Mabey Jr. My beloved father came home from the war in 1947, he was 20 years old. There must have been such … Continue reading
The Amazing Seventh Army Air Corps
My dad was a part of the Amazing Seventh Army Air Corps during World War II. The Amazing Seventh Army Air Corps By Richard Mabey Jr. The Amazing Seventh Army Air Corps was just that: AMAZING! They were stationed at … Continue reading