Chapter 8
Of Saints and
Fireplugs
From page 110
OMAR BRADLEY was Eisenhower’s
right-hand man as senior Army
Commander of the North African and
then European Campaigns. After the
war he served two years as head of
the Veterans Administration and then
was appointed Chief of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff in 1948. Bradley was a
baseball star at West Point, served in
Mexico in 1915, worked for General
George Marshall before WWII–who
then appointed him to Eisenhower’s
staff–and was made a five star general
in 1950. Harry’s rank when
dishonorably discharged, buck private,
couldn’t have been any lower to that
of a 5 star general–but then again,
only a click away from being a free
civilian.
From page 111
KODAK BROWNIE was the brand name
of a succession of cameras dating
from 1900 make by Eastman Kodak
Company located in Rochester, New
York. Millions upon millions were sold
up until 1963 with the last model was
made. The type used in the book was
likely a 1946 “Mickey Mouse” model
selling for around five dollars and
using box roll film. Harry often had his
picture taken, usually when he was
arrested.
From page 112
NIMBUS is also the name of a cloud
formation, but in this case, refers to
the symbolic halo used by artists and
others to surround or highlight the
head of a holy person, or to denote a
heavenly presence. Harry had never
heard of the word.
Of Saints and
Fireplugs
From page 110
OMAR BRADLEY was Eisenhower’s
right-hand man as senior Army
Commander of the North African and
then European Campaigns. After the
war he served two years as head of
the Veterans Administration and then
was appointed Chief of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff in 1948. Bradley was a
baseball star at West Point, served in
Mexico in 1915, worked for General
George Marshall before WWII–who
then appointed him to Eisenhower’s
staff–and was made a five star general
in 1950. Harry’s rank when
dishonorably discharged, buck private,
couldn’t have been any lower to that
of a 5 star general–but then again,
only a click away from being a free
civilian.
From page 111
KODAK BROWNIE was the brand name
of a succession of cameras dating
from 1900 make by Eastman Kodak
Company located in Rochester, New
York. Millions upon millions were sold
up until 1963 with the last model was
made. The type used in the book was
likely a 1946 “Mickey Mouse” model
selling for around five dollars and
using box roll film. Harry often had his
picture taken, usually when he was
arrested.
From page 112
NIMBUS is also the name of a cloud
formation, but in this case, refers to
the symbolic halo used by artists and
others to surround or highlight the
head of a holy person, or to denote a
heavenly presence. Harry had never
heard of the word.
