“Let’s go”
On June 5, 1944, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the final order for D-Day, the June 6 landing of the Allied Forces on the beaches of Normandy. Eisenhower famously said, “Let’s go.” Or he said, “OK, let’s go.” Or he said, “Ok, we’ll go.” Historians still debate the exact wording today. In 1994, Bill was…
A Letter Home (Maybe the Last), June 2026
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Countdown to Crossroads: Bikini and Warm Beer, May 1946
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Spring Break – Sandra’s Newsletter April 2026
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What’s in a Code Name? Sandra’s Newsletter March 2026
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My Book Trailer Debut – Sandra’s Newsletter February 2026
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Get Your Kicks on Route 66 – Sandra’s Newsletter January 2026
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All I Want For Christmas, December 2025
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The Ilfeld Story of Las Vegas, New Mexico, October 2025
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My Year of Saying Yes, August 2025
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It’s a Wrap – Watch: RENO, The Wild West of Divorce, June 2025
Fix Your Beverage of Choice, Click on Image to Watch, Enjoy! More About The Divorce Seekers
May is Military Appreciation Month, May 2025
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May is Military Appreciation Month – Dates To Know
Veterans Remembering Veterans World War II veterans Bill “Mac” McGee (left) and Larry “Salty” Trueax (right) lay a wreath in the water from the deck of the USS Massachusetts. Memorial Day 1997, Battleship Cove, Massachusetts (Photo Sandra V. McGee) May is Military Appreciation Month Throughout the month, several military holidays pay tribute to present and…
Livingston; Taylor Sheridan’s “1923”; and author Bill McGee, April 2025
What Do Livingston, Montana; Taylor Sheridan’s “1923”; and author Bill McGee Have in Common? Click on Image for Answer
Titles That Keep the Lights On, March 2025
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The Proust Questionnaire, February 2025
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The Greatest Generation Got It Right, January 2025
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Preview Night at the Hotel Mapes, December 17, 1947
Another Divorce Ranch Moment by Bill McGee RENO, DECEMBER 17, 1947 – The big news in town was Preview Night at the Hotel Mapes, the new hotel with its prime location at 10 North Virginia Street, across the street from the Riverside Hotel and Truckee River. At twelve stories high, the Mapes was…
The Best of 2024, December 2024
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The BUZZ, November 2024 – “To Be Killed in a War is Not the Worst…”
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7 Lessons Learned from the Greatest Generation
Thanks to Rev. Michael Gatton, former Chaplain for the USS LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) National Association, for permission to share his impressive remarks honoring the Greatest Generation. 7 LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE GREATEST GENERATION Remarks from Chaplain Mike Gatton USS LCI National Association Annual Reunion 2011, Nashville, TN EVERY GENERATION LEAVES A LEGACY OF…
The BUZZ, October 2024 – The Secret Filmmakers of the Hollywood Hills
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THE BUZZ, August 2024 – Some Of My Best Friends Are Leos
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National Atomic Veterans Day, July 16
On July 16, 1945, the world’s first detonation of a nuclear bomb was conducted by the United States on the plains of the Alamogordo Bombing Range 210 miles south of Los Alamos, New Mexico. Code name: TRINITY. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan designated July 16 as National Atomic Veterans’ Day, “a day dedicated to those…
THE BUZZ, July 2024 – Operation CROSSROADS, Lest We Forget!
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