Army Lunches

Daddy had a heart attack in January of 1986, and it was a scary event for all of us. The Johnson men seem to all suffer heart disease,...

It was on a rainy Tuesday and it didn't happen at all like I thought it would. I have no clue how I got there, all of a sudden I was...

Wallace occupied the front bedroom at 105 S Cook Street from 1974 until he left for Clemson in fall of 1980. The room was given a...

It was beautiful springtime weather, clear skies and a balmy 72 degrees the night of May 20, 2019. I was in the central maintenance shop...

I spent many days at the Marlboro County Airport with the Rowe boys, as their grandfather LD "Speck" Rowe was the manager/operator of the...

If you saw me between the ages of three and 18 there is a distinct possibility that you also saw a red haired kid with freckles that had...

Big Boy, you see, is our big ole tomcat....fluffy yellow longhaired tabby right off the streets of Five Points. Renee brought him home...

Luke, Chapter 12 Verse 32 "Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom." I was a horrible...

I love rice! Rice, that staple of low-country cuisine, holds a place near and dear to my heart. It seemed to appear at nearly every meal...

In the summer of 1979 I worked for my Aunt Connie Stubbs at Camp DesChamps, a week-long summer camp for mentally handicapped kids and...

I've long thought that three is the magic number...that everything in the universe is relative to three. How many times have we heard...

After I failed at being a "University" man, I got a job. It wasn't a "real" job according to Daddy (more on that later!) but it brought...

There was an institution in Bennettsville known as "The Ice Plant" that was one of Daddy's favorite hangouts. It was officially "City Ice...

Daddy loved to drink his morning coffee out on the porch and watch the sun come up, and watch the world come to life. He had participated...

Psalm 19:1 says "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork". As a young man in my early 20s I was...

I graduated from Bennettsville High School in June of 1983 and my Grandfather, WP Sandifer presented me with a most awesome graduation...

Who doesn't love potato chips? By themselves or as an accompaniment to a sandwich, those golden flakes of starch are a mainstay of the...

Harold Johnson was one of Daddy's older brothers, and he was the twin brother of Aunt Connie. Harold was a rather unique individual and...

As many of you know, my Daddy was the Scoutmaster for Troop 625 in Bennettsville, SC from 1979-88, and he built quite the reputation for...

Quint Priest was arriving home a little after midnight after working second shift at INA Bearing in Cheraw when he heard sirens and saw...