http://joemiskulin.com More than just a man Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:24:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en He is not forgotten. http://joemiskulin.com/a-year-and-a-day/ [caption id="attachment_19" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Joseph Miskulin's Medals"][/caption] From left to right: WWII Victory Medal European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Bronze Star attachment (triple) Good Conduct Medal. Marksman Badge & Rifle Bar Driver and Mechanics badge Honorable Service lapel pin. To the best of my knowledge, Dad never claimed his medals.  In his various papers, he had  ... http://joemiskulin.com/joes-medals/ As I was sitting here teasing my cat, I remembered a little song Dad used to sing to the grandchildren (and, I'm sure, to us kids).  He made a point of stopping when the child got old enough to understand the words. I have no idea where the song came from. You're ... http://joemiskulin.com/funny-memories/ A video recorded last summer has been sent off for editing into smaller web-viewable files. The video is Joe telling several of his stories.     Unfortunately, he wasn't all that comfortable in front of the camera, so the wonderful, natural way in which he used to tell his stories doesn't come through. It's ... http://joemiskulin.com/still-in-the-works/ [caption id="attachment_10" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Joe Miskulin 9/11/22 - 11/20/08"][/caption] Joseph J Miskulin died early Thursday morning, November 20th, at the age of 86. In his life, he was a biker, a soldier, a craftsman, an outdoorsman, and a leader.  To the very last moment, he lived his life with strength and dignity, ... http://joemiskulin.com/obituary/ The first of the photos are being uploaded and labeled. I have approximately 300 images scanned in the first batch. They all need to be cropped, adjusted (brightness & contrast), resized, uploaded, and labeled. Update:  The first wave of photos have been posted to the to the Photo Gallery ... http://joemiskulin.com/7/ Good news! The first video has been recorded. It's about an hour worth of stories and some general background. It still needs to be edited out into small sections suitable for posting. That should happen in the next couple weeks. The scanning of photos is progressing also. So far, ... http://joemiskulin.com/videos-and-photos/ In the coming months, this site will become a repository for the stories and memories of Joseph Miskulin. He's a man who grew up in Chicago during the 1930s. He knew the legendary gangsters personally. He was there the day Dillinger was found in the alley and saw the body. ... http://joemiskulin.com/the-beginning-of-a-lesson/