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Tag Archives: Washington
Lincoln on my Mind
April 14, 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. As a military historian I have over the years come to respect Lincoln’s leadership during the Civil War. As an American historian I admire his astitute political … Continue reading
A Norvell Family Christmas Vacation – or the holidays from h…
Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: “Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We’re all in this together.” In 1989 my mother came to visit with us for 6 weeks (that’s 42 … Continue reading
Wild in the Streets — Washington DC 1968-1971
From 1968-1971, before I entered flying training, I was assigned to a staff position in a command post in Washington, D.C. This was a time of great upheaval in America. In April 1968, two months after I arrived at Bolling … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s Turmoil, Air Force, American History, Ancestry, AntiWar Protests, Family History, Martin L King Death, Norvell Family History, Social History, Veterans, Vietnam Protests, Washington DC
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A Family Torn Asunder
Emily Walker Norvell, the daughter of Major Edwin Forrest Norvell and Margaretta Smith Norvell, was born March 8, 1871 in Michigan. On May 15, 1899, she married Dr. Edward Oliver Belt, a noted professor of ophthalmology and otology at Howard University, … Continue reading
Washington in 1968
In 1968, I was a newly minted Air Force second lieutenant stationed in Washington DC. My initial duty was at Bolling Air Force Base in the South east part of the city on the Potomac. There I reported on February … Continue reading
Fleeing Washington
In August 1814 John Norvell and his brother in law Spencer Houghton Cone found themselves as part of the American forces defending the City of Washington from the British invasion at the Battle of Bladensburg. At the time, Norvell was married … Continue reading
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