by Minter Dial | Jan 11, 2009 | Sports, Travel, WWII
We visited Guam to celebrate this past Christmas with my sister and her family, along with my mother who flew in all the way from Florida. Notwithstanding the jetlag and length of the journey (it felt like half way around the world, Guam to Paris is 13,316 kilometres...
by Minter Dial | Jan 8, 2009 | Travel, WWII
The least I can say for our New Year’s, is that it started off with a bang for us. A thriller in Manila, to coin a phrase a little literally (and litorally). For the first two days of 2009, I took my family to the island of Corregidor in the mouth of the Bay of...
by Minter Dial | Jan 3, 2009 | Travel, WWII
Having boarded a 6 a.m. flight in Guam, we arrived 3 1/2 hours later in Manila at 7:30 a.m., and headed straight north by car toward Banaue, to see the beautiful Ifugao rice terraces (acclaimed UNESCO historical site since 1995). The drive, as it turned out, was 10...
by Minter Dial | Aug 5, 2008 | Politics, Sports, WWII
The Amazing Internet – Guest post by my father, Victor Dial I know it’s a cliché, but isn’t it amazing what you can find on the internet? Two recent occasions come to mind: The first was when, some days ago, I happened on a web site concerning the family of my...
by Minter Dial | Apr 9, 2008 | WWII
Today marks the 66th anniversary of the Fall of Bataan, where on April 9, 1942, General Edward King surrendered the peninsula of Bataan in the Philippines along with approximately 76,000 soldiers (of which 11,796 American men) to the Japanese (who had 54,000 men...
by Minter Dial | Feb 20, 2008 | Sports, WWII
So, who were my inspiring teachers? I remember the great teachers in my life as if it were yesterday that I was sitting in their classroom and reveling in the learning. I have been blessed to have had six standout teachers whom I will honour today in the post below....
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