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  • The USS Princeton is shown burning soon after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines on Oct. 24, 1944. This view, taken from USS South Dakota (BB-57) at about 10:01 a.m., shows a large smoke column passing aft following a heavy explosion in the carrier’s hangar deck.

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May 29, 2012

Remembering the men – the friends – who died aboard the USS Princeton

Mineral Wells Index

By Guinn Sweet | sweettalk@mineralwellsindex.com

“On October 20th, 1944, the U.S.S. Princeton (CVL 23) sent her warplanes against airfields on Luzon in the Philippines. On the 24th, Japanese planes found the Princeton and her task group.” – “A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers:  The Loss of the Princeton.”

This week’s column is a rewrite of a previously submitted column written three years ago, noting the loss of two very good friends when their ship was attacked in the Pacific conflict of World War II. It is submitted today in recognition of that loss and those very important lives on that fateful day, nearly 68 years ago. May we never forget that day and the men who died to keep democracy and our nation alive.

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    I understand that my most avid followers have been contacting the Index regarding my present whereabouts, my reason for dropping out of literary presence, temporarily, and when I might reappear.

    May 20, 2013

  • Reminiscing on columns

    The older I get, the more reminiscent I become … and I think that is the normal process of memory when we pile it up behind us. This is the nineteenth year of my writing a series of weekly columns, articles and travelogues for the Mineral Wells Index. I have observed the changing complex of reporting, beginning with my old original typewriter and continuing through the electric typewriter, the word processor and, now, I have worn out three or four computers. Since the latest one is nearly eight years old, I can see ahead to being forced to advance to a new one, an iPod or even becoming a “texter” on a little bitty hand-held thingy.

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  • Longing to Quench a Spiritual Thirst

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    January 28, 2013

  • Sweet Talk: Guinn’s Guns

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    January 19, 2013

  • Between ‘prissy clean’ and ‘post-tornado’

    “It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house,” Proverbs:21:9, KJV

    January 14, 2013

  • Sweet Talk

    When I was a great deal younger, the only things that talked back to you were your children. Nowadays, every toy, stranger, automobile and kitchen utensil has something to convey to anyone who listens and others who would rather have quiet. The world is seething with idle conversation, insults and instructions, be it desired or not. Some of these things I invite into my life; some are intrusive and unwanted. Some are complete surprises, yet are talking to me as if I were an idiot cousin, come for an extended visit.

    January 6, 2013

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    December 23, 2012

  • Of Payback and Coast Fishin’

    “Break forth into joy, sing together…for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem”  (Isaiah 52:8, kjv)
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    December 17, 2012

  • The Lord provides words, strength when needed most

    “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Joshua 1:9, Holy Bible, KJV.

    December 10, 2012

  • Stan Musial was truly a hit with my father

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