My name is Paul, and I retired in April 2021 from twenty-five years in Saudi Arabia.
I taught English there. I am a retired (U.S. Army ) infantry officer with an interest in military codewords. By this I mean the designations used for military operations like the invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord ) and so on.
I am the author of a long-out-of-print Codeword Dictionary , the last (and the first) word on the subject.
I am also quite active in Freemasonry and always try to set the record straight on the history of fraternal organizations.
Recently (February 2018) I discovered I have created 305 new articles, ranking me at #4,136 of all editors.
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I am overly proud that I have edited here since at least 11 June 2003. My user number is 13102.
I hope you enjoy my posts. I welcome your comments and format editing.
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Fraternal Organizations
Military operations
Operation Antler , Operation Avalanche , Operation Biting , Operation Chariot
, Operation Colossus , Operation Corporate , Operation Gold (A favorite of mine), Operation Grapple , Operation Overlord , Operation Schfifon , Operation Shingle , Operation Silver , Operation Vittles
Nuclear testing
Operation Crossroads Operation Ivy Operation Nougat Operation Plowshare
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