Every war has produced so-called "ticking time bombs." Like most ordnance, they tend to lose their potency over time. This strikes me as another effort to stigmatize veterans.
TALARC member Everett Bollin, WA3DVO, a retired broadcast engineer, serves as net control for the Saturday Veterans Net for Post 275 in Maryland. His signal punches a hole via a 5-band quad on a 32-foot boom. Everett has been a licensed ham for 55 years.
TALARC members Richard “Doc” Strait (AC8AL) and Karen Strait (KD8DHJ) stand ready with their HTs in preparation for the 2013 Village of Ravenna Memorial Day Parade in Ravenna, Mich. “Doc” is adjutant and TALARC coordinator for Sherman Moore Post 297 in Ravenna.
TALARC member Bill Huntimer, KI0CW, demonstrates amateur radio at American Legion Post 65 in Dell Rapids, S.D. Bill serves as assistant net control for the monthly TALARC HF nets, as well as special event operations of the club. (Photo by Evelyn Huntimer)
On March 16, some of the members of the American Legion Post 275 Amateur Radio Team (call sign N3TAL) in Glenarden, Md., celebrated the 94th birthday of The American Legion by making radio contact with the Special Event Station (N9L) at National Headquarters in Indianapolis.
Every war has produced so-called "ticking time bombs." Like most ordnance, they tend to lose their potency over time. This strikes me as another effort to stigmatize veterans.
