by Minter Dial | Jan 8, 2015 | Politics
My artistic contribution following the Charlie Hebdo massacre. #JeSuisCharlieBTW The image of the boy on the right was derived from Calvin & Hobbes. The fountain pen is a gorgeous Classic Pens LB2 Kimono Daichi (from Collectors Weekly). These Maki-e pens...
by Minter Dial | Dec 27, 2014 | Entertainment, WWII
The film, Unbroken, the epic story of Louis “Louie” Zamperini, was released this Christmas Day. Based on the eponymous and gripping book by Laura Hillenbrand, Angelina Jolie’s inaugural film as a director is a worthy film to see. As stated at the...
by Minter Dial | Jun 9, 2014 | WWII
Over the last 20 years, I have had the chance to meet a number of members of the Greatest Generation. It’s been a mission (if not an obsession) of mine. My purpose for the large part has been to find and meet people who knew or were somewhere near...
by Minter Dial | Mar 23, 2014 | WWII
Arlington Cemetery Jeopardy Question: There has been an email circulating for well over 13 years. The email starts: “On Jeopardy the other night (MD: !), the final question was: “How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the Tomb of the...
by Minter Dial | Mar 13, 2011 | WWII
PERSONAL LETTER TO READERS OF MINTER DIALOGUE Dear readers, I am asking you to join in a 5-minute social experiment. It is for a good cause, I believe you will agree. Minter and his wife, Lisa, in New York (c 1938) In just over a week, on March 21st 2011, it will be...
