Fair winds & following seas, dad ⚓
Charles U. Daly, USMC, USN, Silver Star & Purple Heart
(1927-2026)
He was an author, an immigrant, and the last living member of JFK's West Wing staff.
Everything I know about courage I learned from an old man who slept with a nightlight because of things he saw and did on the other side of the world when he was younger than I am now. He spent the rest of his life fighting for peace. I'm glad he finally found it.
In lieu of cards and flowers, we're asking for donations to @wcb_domestic_violence_service and @bantry_lifeboat
Today’s @nydailynews “If death came knocking, I’d say, ‘What took you so long.?’” @johnfeal9117 For most of us, it’s a moment of silence, a TV special, a social media post, those awful and heroic scenes on repeat this time every year. For the responders and survivors and those suffering and dying from 9/11-related illnesses, #NeverForget is every day.
📚Coming September, 2026 with @johnfeal9117 preorder link in bio.
On a long solo trip, you end up replaying every movie and TV show you’ve ever seen in your head. Watching this sunset up in Donegal, eating canned stew, and trading a little sleep for a few more minutes with the gorgeous view before retiring to my tent for a 4AM start the next morning, I thought of that line from ALMOST FAMOUS.
“I need to go home.”
“You are home.”
Podcast coming soon with @outsider.ie … I was pretty unfiltered on the topic of post expedition blues and the hard choices that come with loving the ocean more than people.
Intense stuff, maybe a little too unfiltered, but hopefully it’s helpful to anyone who has struggled with the “bitter safety” of life at home after an adventure or peak experience.
