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Photo by MJ Klein

This time, our photo comes from Thailand, because by the time you read this, Hui-chen and I will be in Thailand on business.  This shot comes from Muang Phon, a small town in Khonkaen province, very near to where we are at this moment.  We’ll have lots more from this location!

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Photos by MJ Klein

Dear Readers, it’s been some time since we featured some home cooked food, so with our apoligizes, here comes this article!

One of my favorite all-time dishes, this is the famous mapo tofu cooked to perfection by Hui-chen.

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My Father’s Wartime Service

I apologize for taking so much time to get to this part of the series.  It’s been difficult for me to write about, you understand.

When I was growing up, there were a few artifacts around the house that just didn’t seem to fit.  One thing was a silk Japanese kimono; the other was an Indian Ghurka knife.  I used to eat with Japanese chopsticks that my father had brought back with him.  We used the Ghurka knife to do chores around the house, like edging the lawn and chopping down small trees.  Dad used to wear his army jacket, and it finally wore out in the mid-70′s.

These were items my father took home with him from World War II.  It was unusual for him to talk about the war and it wasn’t until much later that I found out anything at all about his wartime service.  On our last trip to the US, I found out many things about my father’s wartime service that I did not previously know.  I’m going to recount stories from my father, but please keep in mind one thing:  I’ve done my best to present everything as accurately as possible but these accounts depend upon memory and my father’s memory is failing.  If anyone reading these accounts should recall them, please contact me with any additional information you may have.

Please visit our photo album on Flickr.com for more wartime photos.

My father, James E. Klein, posing with a famous aircraft he served aboard – Little Egypt, a B-24 Liberator

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Photos by MJ Klein

HUKOU, TAIWAN

This was never supposed to happen.  The typhoon was supposed to miss us and head up to Japan.  But instead, typhoon Sinlaku parked itself just off of Taiwan’s east coast and then went on to scoop up moisture from the Pacific ocean and dump it on Taiwan in the form of heavy rains.  The presence of this powerful typhoon has ruined plans for celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival for millions of Taiwan residents.

View facing east

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Photos by MJ Klein

This morning I was awakened by the sound of a jet flying very low past our home. The sound set off car alarms and rattled our windows, and in my semi-sleep state, I braced for a bomb – which never fell, fortunately!

After hearing at least 2 jets pass by several times, I ran up to the roof with my camera and I saw this:

Clicking on this photo and viewing the large size will enable you to see the afterburner exhaust

Clicking on this photo and viewing the large size will enable you to see the compression wave over the right wing

I have a history of taking jet photographs and these are some of the best ones yet.  Please view these in the large size and take a look at the other photos in the series.  Here’s one more for you.

ROCAF jet turns into the sun

Hope you enjoy these photos!