A Ptak Perspective … Highlands as it was
It was a great luncheon and an even better afternoon sharing stories with Bill Ptak. Florida resident up in his native Highlands for a...
Chief Joe McCarthy
It will be five years this month since Middletown Police Chief Joseph McCarthy died at the age of 92. An unforgettable figure known to be...
USS Cochise … Don’t Let This be the End of the Story
This is the last of a series of stories about the bravery and heroic actions of the crew of the USS Cochise ... a...
Averting Disaster … The Little Tug that Could
If you haven't yet, read the previous stories leading up to the little tug that could
https://www.venividiscripto.com/weapons-station-earle/
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The four ships at the Earle Naval Ammunition Depot...
Fire & Explosion in Sandy Hook Bay
This story is a continuation of https://www.venividiscripto.com/weapons-station-earle/
It was the Sun Oil Company vessel, the Sunoco, that went on fire and exploded in Sandy Hook...