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An Honor Guard for Haile Selassie

Posted on May 9, 2016 by toritto

“Toritto” in Ethiopia at 23 – looking maybe 17!  Once upon a time Toritto was a soldier; he spent four years of his life defending the nation against the evil empire.  He married his prom date some 5 weeks after … Continue reading →

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Poppa Was a Union Man – a Re-post for Father’s Day

Posted on June 17, 2015 by toritto

Mom and dad in front of our little bungalow, circa 1957.  The teenage ghost behind the glass is me. My father was a union man; a member in good standing of the International Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union … Continue reading →

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