{"id":76774,"date":"2026-02-19T01:45:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=76774"},"modified":"2026-02-19T04:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:35:04","slug":"feb-19-26-2-2-what-i-did-for-love-coast-guard-chocolate-iwo-jima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=76774","title":{"rendered":"FEB 19, 26 (2 \/ 2).. WHAT I DID FOR LOVE.. COAST GUARD.. CHOCOLATE..IWO JIMA.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes indeed NATIONAL TODAY<\/span> has many, many, Holidays. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Actually Holidays dominate the website.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

BUT NATIONAL TODAY<\/span> also has “Other Activities” as well.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Today, because of the absolutely, positively beautiful, enchanting song, “What I Did For Love”, from the Broadway Stage Play “A Chorus Line”, I wanted to acknowledge it here on February the 19th because today, I saw A Chorus Line on NATIONAL TODAY.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“What I Did For Love” is now playing over and over and over in my mind.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A CHORUS LINE..<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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What I Did For Love<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Kiss today goodbye<\/em><\/span>

\nThe sweetness and the sorrow<\/em><\/span>

\nWish me luck, the same to you<\/em><\/span>

\nBut I can’t regret<\/em><\/span>

\nWhat I did for love, what I did for love<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
Look, my eyes are dry<\/em><\/span>

\nThe gift was ours to borrow<\/em><\/span>

\nIt’s as if we always knew<\/em><\/span>

\nAnd I won’t forget what I did for love<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
Gone<\/em><\/span>

\nLove is never gone<\/em><\/span>

\nAs we travel on<\/em><\/span>

\nLove’s what we’ll remember<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n

Marvin Hamlisch \/ Edward Lawrence Kleban<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

What I did for love. A mesmerizing song.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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U. S. COAST GUARD..<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My Dad was in the U. S. Coast Guard<\/span> Auxiliary during World War II and for some time afterward.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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The U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Birthday takes place on February 19 annually.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

On June 23, 1939, Congress gave the Coast Guard Reserve a legislative mandate to use civilians. On February 19, 1941, the Auxiliary and Reserve Act of 1941 was passed. It designated the Reserve as a military branch, with the civilians forming the Auxiliary.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0I can clearly remember going over with my Dad to the The United States Coast Guard Station, Belle Isle, located on Belle Isle, Michigan, in Detroit, on many occasions. His military job was inspecting ships and their cargo traversing the Detroit River going both North and South.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Just in case you want to read more, please click onto the below link..<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/u-s-coast-guard-reserve-birthday\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi Kat 94591 !!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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National Chocolate Mint Day celebrates the unusual yet delicious flavor which has become a classic over time.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Kat 94591 below is your link to read more!! Big Smiles!!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/national-chocolate-mint-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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IWO JIMA..<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In WWII, we invaded Iwo Jima Island because we needed a place close to Japan to launch airstrikes and for crippled planes to land there. There were three (3) airfields on Iwo Jima.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The five-week battle for Iwo Jima saw some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the Pacific War!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

When I served in the United State Marine Corps in the late 1950’s, I knew men who fought at Iwo Jima. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Patti’s Dad was on a Navy Ship off shore during the Battle of Iwo Jima and the raising of the United States flag.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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On February 19, 1945, the American forces invaded the island of Iwo Jima and fought the strong Japanese Army for five weeks.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

There were 70,000 U.S. combatants against roughly 20,000 Japanese defenders, most of whom were killed.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

If you would like to read more about the Battle of Iwo Jima please click onto the below link..<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/iwo-jima-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Whewie!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Cap and Patti<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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