On this day in 1940...

[Rick Pierce]

The wind blew and the duck hunters died on the Upper Mississippi in the Armistice Day Storm.

MacQuarrie's and others' accounts are worth reading. Heroism and tragedy.

Easy to forget with mild, drought conditions in so many places that Mother Nature can turn on a dime.

Stay safe out there, brothers (and sisters).

 

[Ed L.]

The wind blew and the duck hunters died on the Upper Mississippi in the Armistice Day Storm.

MacQuarrie's and others' accounts are worth reading. Heroism and tragedy.

Easy to forget with mild, drought conditions in so many places that Mother Nature can turn on a dime.

Stay safe out there, brothers (and sisters).

It was a good blow today. The ramp at Loud Thunder was full with hunters hoping the wind blew in some new birds. Unfortunately it did not. Very few shots were taken today. I thought today of my Great Uncles recollection of that day as well as members stories that have been posted here in the past. Thankfully with our modern technology we won't have another Armistice Day without knowing it's coming.