THE MILITARY
The smallest service branch of the U.S. military
the Coast Guard
Greek for "hot", in 1963 this brand name legally became a generic term for vacuum flasks
Thermos
From Latin for "wall", it's a painting put on one
a mural
Both Jefferson Davis & Abraham Lincoln were born in this state
Kentucky
Star of TV's "Love of Life" perhaps better known as father of Alan Alda
Robert Alda
In the late 1960s, this cabinet office "spent" about ½ of the federal budget
the Defense (Department)
Supposedly, C.L. Griggs came up with this soft drink name after a half-dozen other tries
7-Up
Up to 100 tons of these parasitic crustaceans can collect on bottom of a steamship in a year
barnacles
W.V. actress Belle Boyd later admitted she spent much of the Civil War engaged in this crime
spying
Only 2 U.S. presidents who were father & son
Adams (John Adams & John Quincy)
His command of 7th Army marred by slapping incident, Patton rose to greater glory leading this army
the 3rd Army
"Elijah's Manna" was the unpopular original name of this popular Post product
Post Toasties
Islamic prayer rugs have an "arrow" to tell head from foot of rug so they will always face toward here
Mecca
More than 1,000 people were killed or wounded in 1863 anti-draft riots in this Northern city
New York City
His son Dale is now a shortstop with the Yankees
Yogi Berra
Marine Corps rank between PFC & corporal
lance corporal
The name of this green soap comes from the oils 1st used to make it
Palmolive
Glenn Yarborough's group which, appropriately, was once center stage in the '60s folk craze
The Limeliters
A career Navy man, this Southerner was highest ranking officer in the Union Navy
Farragut
This baggy-pants comic starred with son Keenan in TV's "Requiem for a Heavyweight"
Ed Wynn
Degree you receive upon graduation from Annapolis
bachelor of science
Seen on the bottle, "4711" is said to be the legendary secret formula for making this
Eau de Cologne
Doctors call this organ the body's detox center
the liver
Southerners who allied themselves with Reconstruction era "carpetbaggers" were called this
scalawags
Both Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. & Jr. are noted for achievements in this field
historian (history)