Molly Marine – Politickles

The First Statue of a Servicewoman in Uniform

F.R. November 11, 2010 November 11, 2010 UncategorizedLeave a comment

Molly Marine has stood guard at the busy intersection of Elk Place and Canal Street in New Orleans for nearly [67] years. She was the first statue of a service woman in uniform erected in the United States. — Peggy Mengis Above is an excerpt from an article my mother …

From the halls of Montezuma . . .

F.R. November 11, 2008 November 14, 2008 UncategorizedLeave a comment

I’m the son of two Marines! That may not be so unusual today, but back in 1956, when I was born, it was pretty weird. That was the year Carl Perkins, and then Elvis Presley, released “Blue Suede Shoes.” I remember listening to both sensational versions in my mother’s womb …