Friday Smiles 376: Back to the Eisenhower Museum and this week's ICADs

It's Friday, so let's join Annie (at A Stitch in Time) along with the wonderful ladies at Friday Smiles.  Let's return to the Eisenhower Museum.  If the museum doesn't interest you, please skip to the ICADs, which I hope you will like.

This is where we left off the last time we visited the Eisenhower Museum.

This shows how quickly Ike advanced through the ranks after he returned from the Philippines.  Many generals wanted him on their staff.

The photo shows Ike in August, 1941 when he participated in the Louisiana Maneuvers and received a temporary promotion to brigadier general.

You can see the Louisiana Maneuvers in the photo at the bottom of the above photo.

Mamie was always his biggest fan.

As many know, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  At that time, General Marshall called Ike to Washington D.C. to review the Philippines situation and work in the War Department. 

Ike would soon be in charge of planning for wars on two fronts.

Some of the memorabilia from that era.

Apparently the draft had been initiated.  Here it shows a Draft Registration and a Draft Card for the same person, John Moaney.

Mamie had good taste when it came to china.  You'll see more later, too.

America went to war and Ike

went to London to assess European leadership.

Here's the timeline over four days.

You can see how quickly things moved once the U.S. was in a war.

Ike had to assess the situation in the Pacific and plan for the worst.

Soon Ike would leave Washington DC for London.  Yes, this photo is obviously out of order.

War was spreading quickly and there was now fighting on two fronts.

I think this is a great place to take a break.


Several people had no idea what an ICAD was.  It stands for Index Card A Day.
Tammy, who hosts the event at daisyyellowart.com shows many index cards on her blog.  This is one of them.  The event lasts every year from June 1 through July 31.  This is my eighth year and Tammy's 10th.

Now that you know, here are this week's ICADs.

Music to my ears

Abstract 76.722

Ugly vs Beautiful

What a shock!

Bones, bones

Floral bouquet

Crying over you

Please let me know if you like any of these ICADs.  Thanks so much for joining Bleubeard and me this Friday.  If you know someone who is a blogger and is sharing their ICADs, please let me know and I will visit them.  I have no way of seeing them on other social media sites.

Let's also head over to Annie's because she knows how to put a smile on faces.  And whatever you do, please don't forget to start your weekend off right with a few Friday Smiles of your own.  And remember, if you would like to play along, Annie will welcome you just as she did me many years ago.