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 Heard someone calling my name? It was Keith? Dang, I missed him!Keith- there is an e-mail on its way across the Atlantic! Good Morning EveryoneMother´s Day! Official holiday since 1914 in the US, came to Germany as an initiative of the Florist´s Association in 1923, but was made a public holiday in 1933, under Nazi rule... They could even turn such a peaceful thing as a Mother´s Day into propaganda. Peace in Europe - for 65 years now - the longest time span ever in Europe´s history. Thank God! Chloe, as it is Sunday, may I have my usual Sunday French breakfast, please? Thank you. Well, no sleep at all last night. Fortunately, the TV program was acceptable. I watched the director´s cut of "Das Boot", which took care of close to three hours of the night, followed by a film about Gen. MacArthur, with Gregory Peck starring  as the general. On my 2nd visit to the US in 1978, I took a trip to Bremerton and visited the USS Missouri. I stood at exactly the same place as the guy in the following picture, only 33 years later, to the date (Sept. 2nd, 1945) <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Japanese-surrender-mac-arthur-speaking-ac02716.jpg/476px-Japanese-surrender-mac-arthur-speaking-ac02716.jpg" mce_src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Japanese-surrender-mac-arthur-speaking-ac02716.jpg/476px-Japanese-surrender-mac-arthur-speaking-ac02716.jpg" width="476" height="599">   Folks, please bear with me on this one. Watching "Das Boot" brought back memories on one of the finest men I ever met. During my time as an exchange student, he was (and in my heart still is) like a father to me. During WW II, he served as an Ensign on the  aircraft carrier USS Block Island, which got torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of the Canary Islands on May 29th, 1944. Fortunately, nearly all servicemen were rescued. George N. Hadden, M.D. Born in Minneapolis, George served as an Aircraft Engineering Officer during World War II. After receiving his M.D. from UW medical school, he interned at the University of Chicago Clinics, receiving his certification in Radiology in 1955. After one year as a UW medical school professor, he joined the staff at Harborview and then established a private practice with Dr. Robert Roedel on “Pill Hill” in 1958, dividing his duties between the two. His private practice evolved into a group practice known as the Seattle Radiologists. In 1960, he transferred to the radiology department at Swedish Hospital, eventually becoming department head. He retired in 1988 after nearly 30 years of practice. George passed away in March 1998 due to congestive heart failure complicated by leukemia. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie.George, I miss you!You all have a good day!
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