Posted on May 29, 2026 by Vern.Hayden
The old saying goes “They only send screw ups to Thule” …….which is an Air Force base in Greenland and the most northern and coldest base the US has; where the sun remains below the horizon from late October through mid-February (100 days of continual nighttime) . I was designated as a screwup and got sent there. How did I screw up?…
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Posted on May 14, 2026 by Vern.Hayden
It is still 1965. This is not a war zone. It is a survival zone – physically and psychologically. Lose respect for the elements here, and they will devour you in seconds. Take the young airman who jumped off the end of the pier into ice-filled North Star Bay. He was drunk. He was going to swim home to his mother. This…
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