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long journey home: The Cheraw Chronicle ~ Jan 11, 1971
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The Cheraw Chronicle Jan 11, 1971. In 1934, Henry Westbrook Finlayson wrote the Cheraw High School Alma Mater, 'With Loyal Hearts'. Then he was a bright, handsome, popular Cheraw High senior, now he is a prominent attorney in Gadsden, Ala. When Westbrook was in high school he could always be found where exciting things were going on. Sports editor for The Chronicle, a marvelous singer at impromptu affairs, he was a good guy with a merry heart and woulds of personality. He alway...
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long journey home: LCDR Patillo A. Finlayson, USNR
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Thursday, March 19, 2015. LCDR Patillo A. Finlayson, USNR. Click to see larger version. I received a such a large influx of letters, documents, photos after Uncle Pat's death four years ago, that I am still finding gems every time I rummage through the boxes. I have yet to read all the wartime letters home from aboard the LST-312, many of which I will eventually share here at The Long Journey Home blog. Pat achieved Lieutenant Commander. David B. Finlayson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I was reall...
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long journey home: letter from a tour
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Letter from a tour. H Westbrook and His Orchestra. I got your letter today written last Friday. It sure was welcome. Pat wrote too. - As I had written Evelyn the details etc. and told her to pass the letter around. I guess Pat will get all the news from her. However, I'll include a few notes in here for him. I'm out of ink so you'll have to excuse this pencil. You'll also find you $5.99 here - and Thanks. You can rest assured nothing. Could happen to me. Style with tenor playin...
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long journey home: jennie
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Thursday, August 27, 2009. This is an image I stumbled across of one of my older sisters, Jennie. I have four sisters total. This meant that it was always difficult to get to a bathroom in the mornings growing up. I have two older sisters, Jennie and Irene. I also have two younger sisters, Cindy and Florrie. The guys in our family were outnumbered, but it was a great time. Below is the most recent image of Jennie from the Winthrop University website. She's still pretty and radiates the same smile. I was ...
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long journey home: April 2015
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Sunday, April 26, 2015. No spoilers here, just go see it. Little Boy is an incredible movie, the kind like they used to make. David B. Finlayson. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). David B. Finlayson. View my complete profile. It's Prayer.Not A Shopping List. An Interview With Craig Keener on Spirit Hermeneutics. Hey Vern, knowwhatimean? BEING TAMED BY GOD. Learning the Songs of Boanerges. Beware of Defender Pro 15-in-1. John michael talbot on youtube. The first time I ever played Dirty Santa - I thought it was...
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long journey home: unknown trombone
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008. Dad's little booking ledger lists the Ausable Chasm. I found this image of the hotel there and it might be the very place that dad ventured to and that I posted about back in December. Do you remember my telling of dad traveling up to the New York (while his band members were taking a break from touring) and fronted the resort's musicians? David B. Finlayson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). David B. Finlayson. View my complete profile. Yet another captured kraut. Someone at ...
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long journey home: brothers
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Friday, May 1, 2015. I know the river came first. But the ancient rails. That curve along beside her. Seems as if they were born together. Running there since time began. David B. Finlayson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). David B. Finlayson. View my complete profile. It's Prayer.Not A Shopping List. An Interview With Craig Keener on Spirit Hermeneutics. Hey Vern, knowwhatimean? BEING TAMED BY GOD. Learning the Songs of Boanerges. Beware of Defender Pro 15-in-1. John michael talbot on youtube. The fi...
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long journey home: Capra lives.
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Sunday, April 26, 2015. No spoilers here, just go see it. Little Boy is an incredible movie, the kind like they used to make. David B. Finlayson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). David B. Finlayson. View my complete profile. It's Prayer.Not A Shopping List. An Interview With Craig Keener on Spirit Hermeneutics. Hey Vern, knowwhatimean? BEING TAMED BY GOD. Learning the Songs of Boanerges. Beware of Defender Pro 15-in-1. John michael talbot on youtube. The first time I ever played Dirty Santa - I though...
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long journey home: James Murdoch Finlayson's story
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Thursday, January 10, 2008. James Murdoch Finlayson's story. I ran across a letter today that uncle Murdoch sent me four or five years back. It's a brief account of his WWII experience. I also have some photos of him that perchance some of my siblings haven't seen. The following is my uncle J.M. Finlayson's WWII service account. I didn’t have time to even apply for a commission! I went overseas on an LST (248), via Bermuda, Gibraltar, Algiers. And Tunisia ( North Africa. I was one of the Navy men England...
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long journey home: Time for Murdoch's close-up
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Sunday, March 15, 2015. Time for Murdoch's close-up. Click to see larger image. I just scanned two images of my uncle James Murdoch Finlayson. It wasn't long before Murdoch stepped up to Chief Store Keeper - Acting Appointment CSK (AA). To Chief Warrant Officer (CWO). And served in the very same flotilla (Flotilla 18) that his brother Patillo Ainsworth Finlayson. Last night I found another image of Murdoch that I had never seen before, donning his Dixie-Cup hat. He almost looks like he could be a mov...