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Photos by MJ Klein, Hui-chen & Nancy, including FOOD PHOTOS

Before we continue with our series, I would like to talk about the series and how I’ve written it.  First of all, I updated the WordPress In-series plug-in and it blew out all the previous series data.  I am unable to re-enter that information and get the updated plug-in to work and actually display series.  This means that all those series I wrote in the past are unconnected.  The articles are still there, but as in this series, there is no longer a list of them at the bottom so you can find all of them.  Sorry but you’ll have to use the search box at the upper right.  I didn’t do it!  UPDATE: I fixed it by creating a new series and editing the previous articles.  I do not want to have to do that for each series I’ve written!

Also, on these series that are not time-sensitive, I’ve been taking my sweet time writing about them.  That certainly is the case with this series, which I have written over many months time.  Also, in some cases I had to think about what I wanted to write about (even though I do outlines) and I also have other things to do.  So that explains why I often write about things that happened some time ago.  Honestly, it just doesn’t matter.

Now, onto the current article: We have some interesting things for you, so sit back and enjoy!

This is our father’s reaction to seeing Nancy coming in the front door.  He didn’t have his glasses on but he knew who it was right away!

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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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Food and other photos by MJ Klein

It’s been awhile since we had an article featuring food and last weekend had a lot of it!  So now we’re going to show you some of the dishes that we enjoyed!  You have been warned!

Hui-chen and I met some geocachers in Taichung for an event.  We’re Taiwanese so naturally the first thing on the agenda was lunch!

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Photos by MJ Klein – A Few Food Photos….

The Carolina Theatre hosted a nice program for Veterans of World War II, featuring the film The Longest Day, on June 6, 2008. June 6th is better known as “D-Day.” From Wikipedia:

“D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. “D-Day” often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar terms. The initial D in D-Day has had various meanings in the past, while more recently it has obtained the connotation of “Day” itself, thereby creating the phrase “Day-Day”, or “Day of Days”.^[1]“

So even though D-Day is a generic term used in Military Science as time variable, D-Day term has since become synonymous with the invasion of Normandy. Wikipedia has more:

“Normandy Landings were the first operations of the Allied Powers‘ invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord, during World War II. D-Day for the operation, postponed 24 hours, became June 6, 1944, H-Hour was 6:30 am. The assault was conducted in two phases: an air assault landing of American and British airborne divisions shortly after midnight, and an amphibious landing of Allied infantry and armoured divisions on the coast of France commencing at 06:30 British Double Summer Time. It required the transport of soldiers and materiel from England and Wales by troop carrying aeroplanes and ships, the assault landings, air support, naval interdiction of the English Channel and naval fire-support. There were also subsidiary operations to distract the Kriegsmarine and prevent its interference in the landing areas.^[1]“

Everyone thought that Dad would like to see this program. The only problem with taking Dad was the fact that it conflicted with Elliot’s High School graduation. After deliberation, my sister felt that we should take Dad to the movie and I agreed.

L to R: Janet (sister), Dad, Elliot (Janet’s son) and Wanda (Dad’s wife)

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Photos by MJ Klein and Hui-chen – ATTENTION: FOOD PHOTOS!

This series is a bit out of order.  It doesn’t really matter because we did write about some things just as they occurred, such as our 2 trips to Cabela’s.  So, to set the timeline straight, now would be when we went on the road trip up to West (by God) Virginia and to Cabela’s.

After we returned to North Carolina, Hui-chen and I relaxed for awhile before my brother John arrived from Florida.  Hui-chen decided to make some more Taiwanese style food, since we were really missing home.

This is Hui-chen’s famous stew, with pork and vegetables.  It’s as good as it looks and even better!

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Photos by MJ Klein  Caution: Food Photos!

As most of you know by now, Hui-chen and I went back to the USA for about 3 weeks. The reason for this trip will become apparent in future parts of this series. In Part One, I want to introduce you to a few people and places.

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Photos by Hui-chen

Video by MJ Klein

We took Dad out on Belews Lake on a pontoon boat. It was a great day and everyone had a wonderful time on the calm waters of the lake. We were going along at a relatively slow speed and came across this snake swimming at a surprisingly high speed:

I was using my new Glidecam Pro 2000 with the body pod and managed to get some video too.

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Video by MJ Klein

My brother was goofing around in my sister’s swimming pool, and I just happened to have my video camera with me. The following is what I shot. Please note that this is the first publicly released movie that I shot using the new Glidecam Pro 2000. Clearly I need a great deal more practice using it! Enjoy the movie!

Mr. Ed from MJ Klein on Vimeo.

Food Photos by MJ Klein

I know it’s been awhile since we showed you any homestyle Taiwanese cooking. So, we’re going to make up for that right now! Hui-chen’s sister Hui-ling and her son were visiting. The sisters decided to do some cooking, so they made a ton of dumplings, including wontons.

Without any further delay, let’s get right into the photos!

This is the base meat, consisting of ground pork and spices.

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Part of the series Stories From My Past, by MJ Klein

Foreword: I’m trying to get back to writing again as soon as possible. I would like to thank all our readers for their encouragement while I drive past this little bump on the shoulder. Things could have been a lot worse but are in fact, nearly back to normal. So, I’m pleased to present my first article since then:

The Night My Sister’s Home Went Haunted

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