The Postcard Read… “Your Son Is Alive!” — Pacific Paratrooper

James MacMannis and his wife listen to their ham radio James ‘Dad Mac’ MacMannis is believed to have sent as many as 33,000 postcards during World War II. WEST PALM BEACH — Dad Mac sat in his living room and furiously scribbled the names the German propaganda machine rattled off. Names of GIs whose moms […]

The Postcard Read… “Your Son Is Alive!” — Pacific Paratrooper
Lloyd Swartz tunes his radio during the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise by members of the San Antonio Radio Club at Shavano Park City Hall on Saturday, June 23, 2018. The public event was designed to educate the public about ham radios and their reliability during natural disasters.

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