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  • A night at Cafe Decurro

    A friend of mine invited me to Café Decurro to have a fun night filled with food and good company. Variety and diversity is cut down around base after a while of being here, and I wanted to experience something new. So, I head up to Café Decurro located in Building 948. When I entered the café, I

  • Discover Britain: Warwick Castle

    Recently, my wife and I decided to load the kids in the car and take a road trip to Warwick Castle, a beautiful fortress built in 1068 by William the Conqueror. Its history, however, dates all the way back to 914 when Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, ordered the building of an embankment

  • Why do the British eat Toad in the Hole?

    British cuisine is not always given the credit it is due. I am sad to say that I have heard too many cheap jibes made about the food of this fine nation, and most of the comments are based upon very limited experience. Traditional British home cooking is among the best you will find anywhere, and

  • Airmen downrange doing a phenomenal job

    During the Thanksgiving holiday and first week in December, I traveled throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and spent time with our Airmen "downrange." Simply put, our Airmen are doing a phenomenal job across the CENTCOM AOR.An example is the great work Airmen are performing as

  • British Billy celebrates Burns Night

    A little adventure is good for the soul, in my opinion. Live a little, push the boundaries, and move out of your comfort zone. Eat haggis. Haggis, probably the most traditional of Scottish dishes, can be eaten at any time, but is central to the Burns Night Supper. Burns Night is celebrated every

  • Snowbound Billy

    It is in the British nature to moan about the weather from time to time. 'This sceptred isle'*, nestling, as it does, between so many competing weather systems, can surprise even the most informed among us with unexpected weather events. My highly developed feline senses normally detect pressure

  • The long, hard road to recovery

    (Editor's Note: This is the first in a four part series about my recovery from shoulder surgeries)"Rita, I know it's nuts, but I keep reliving the same day over and over -- Groundhog Day -- today."This is a great line from the movie 'Groundhog Day'. Ever had that feeling of déjà vu? I have for about

  • Connecting with others after trauma

    Some servicemembers experience significant traumas over the course of their military career, whether its in combat situations, a severe accident or a physical or sexual assault. Although responses to traumatic events vary significantly from person to person, research has shown most stress-related

  • British Billy and Big Ben

    I trust that 2010 is treating you all well. Personally speaking, it began with the disappointment that the Queen has once again overlooked me in her New Year's Honours list, so I will have to wait a little longer before I can be addressed as Sir Billy. Considering my significant cultural

  • I took the plunge!

    While most people slept in from their New Year's Eve festivities or watched the New Year's Day parade on TV, my family and I, along with a few friends did something a little different: we braved the icy waters of the Little Ouse River in Santon Downham, Suffolk, as part of our swim team's annual New