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Aug 1, 2022·edited Aug 1, 2022Liked by TCinLA

Standing OVATION! TC, has temporarily quieted me but only for a couple of moments. The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal, Aug 7, 1942 – Feb 9, 1943, by Eric Hammel (deceased) and Thomas McKelvey Cleaver was the subject of TC's conversation with Leonard Lopate on At Large, WBAI New York. They covered more than the Guadalcanal Campaign. It was fascinating -- and too short. The bombshell comes at the end with TC telling us his opinion of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

TC, listening to Lopate unpack your brain as you took us through the decision making and the battles in the Pacific was a first for me. A great hour of learning and non-fiction storytelling. Thank you, Tom.

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You’ve got to be so proud of your latest publishing accomplishment, TC. It was wonderful listening to your interview. Just as I thought “out loud with TC” would be. Sincere congrats and appreciation of journalism today.

Cheers. 🥂

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Thanks for the heads up! Terrific!

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Way to go, TC!!!!

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TOM, LOOK AT WHAT CAME IN MY MAIL!

Leonard Lopate leonardlopate@wbai.orgHide

To XXXXXX

Thanks.

We are discussing the possibility.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 2, 2022, at 1:11 PM, webmaster@wbai.org wrote:

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> Sender: Fern McBride

> Sender E-Mail: XXXXXXXXX

> Subject: The Cactus Air Force

> Sent: Tuesday, 08/02/2022 1:11 PM

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> Message:

> Hello Leonard Lopate, I heard the program that you did yesterday with author

> Cleaver about the Guadalcanal Campaign as well as other aspects of decision

> making and battles in the Pacific. At the very end of the program, Cleaver

> began to offer his opinion about the US nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Any

> chance of Cleaver returning to elaborate on that subject. Your conversation with

> him was fascinating. Thank you.

>

> Fern McBride

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You rock, TC!

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