Race the Sunset

 Copyright © 2025 by Ralph F. Couey I'd  been off for about 2 1/2 weeks recovering from surgery, which went well.  The only byproduct wa...

Copyright © 2025 by Ralph F. Couey Every year in late summer, the Navy releases a list of names.  For thousands of First Class petty officer...

  The last surviving USS Missouri crewmen from World War II Image by U.S. Pacific Command Copyrightt © 2025 By Ralph F. Couey Written conten...

  Pickles in her native habitat Copyright © 2025 by Ralph F. Couey Owning a pet is a process of relationship building, as any pet parent kno...

Copyright ©2025 by Ralph F. Couey One of the things that has been learned about the universe is that it is neither quiet nor static.  Somewh...

Copyright © USGS Copyright © 2025 by Ralph Couey Like most earthquakes, this one struck suddenly off the Kamchatka Peninsula, on the far eas...

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander Allied Powers,  signs the documents aboard the USS Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay,...

  You know you're getting old when the candles  needed would set off the sprinkler system. Copyright © 2025 by Ralph F. Couey This post...

Copyright © 2025 by Ralph F. Couey Good Evening, On behalf of the USS Missouri Memorial Association, I want to welcome you and express our...

Copyright © 2025 by Ralph F. Couey On December 7 th , 1941, at 7:55 AM, the quiet calm of a Sunday morning was shattered by explosions and t...

Copyright © 2025 by Ralph F. Couey There is a story about a young Marine who won a medal for fearlessly charging an enemy position.   He was...

  Falling in love once again... Copyright © 2025 By Ralph F. Couey A lot has happened since the last time I checked in here.  Cheryl and I g...

Copyright © 2025 by Ralph F. Couey It's been a week and a day since Super Bowl LIX, and I think I'm finally in a good place to refle...

  Copyright © 2025 by Ralph F. Couey Freedom is not free.  This statement has become timeworn, perhaps even trite.  But its use, perhaps ove...

  Hubble Ultra Deep Field © NASA/Hubble There are about 10,000 galaxies in this image. There is still so much to learn... Copyright © 2025 b...

  Sunrise, Pearl Harbor December 7th, 2024 Copyright © 2024 By Ralph F. Couey Images and written content The sun rose, spreading its light i...

  At the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu, Hawai'i Copyright © 2024 By Ralph F. Couey Written content and images The U...

  Copyright © 2024 by Ralph F. Couey Images and Written Content "Autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature." --Fredrich...

The Autumn of Days The Autumn of Life Copyright © 2024 by Ralph F. Couey Images and written content We're hitting the road again, back t...

  Happy Days... Copyright ©2024 by Ralph F. Couey "Life belongs to the living and he who lives must be prepared for change." --Joh...

  Little Round Top Battlefield, Gettysburg Copyright © 2024 Image and Text By Ralph F. Couey Freedom is not free. This statement has becom...