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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Joe Mott 90th Birthday Greeting

The Sparta Kiwanis Club wanted to send a special greeting to Florida Migrant, Joe Mott.  This is a copy of a DVD that will be presented to him on his birthday. 

Sunday, October 04, 2009

Christopher Carbone's videos

Christopher Carbone's videos on Vimeo
C.C was a student of mine at SCCC some years back. He always turned out high quality film work. I cannot speak for his topics but the technique is always very good.

Friday, October 02, 2009

Army Was at Guadalcanal Too!

Edwin Shanahan at the Menlo Park, NJ Veteran's Home tells about the Army's 754th Tank BN at Guadalcanal which is known largely as a Navy and Marine battle with the Japanese. In his full interview - (of which parts will be posted later)- he tells us the Marines were not fully prepared with equipment such as tanks for Guadalcanal (this was very early in the war), so his Army unit - (the 754th Armored BN) shipped out with them. In battles on Gudalcanal, Edwin was present and saw the action that earned Sgt. Basilone one of his several awards for gallantry. Edwin also received a silver star for action that day. Basilone is remembered for his Medal of Honor, awarded for action at Guadalcanal. Basilone Day in Raritan, NJ commemorates his memory. He died early in the fight for Iwo Jima. In THIS clip - Mr. Shanahan relates the surprise of Adm.Halsey (or was it Nimitz?) placing a silver star on an **ARMY** soldier at Guadalcanal. Shanahan is a rare honorary member of the Marine Corps League in Raritan. This video was shot on my Panasonic Lumix still camera as a MOV file. I had already put away the big video camera for the main interview.