Historical
Valor Friday
Today I present something a bit different. If you haven’t discovered the YouTube Yarnhub channel, you’re missing out. They do 3D animated military history videos that are overall very good. A recent video highlighted the actions of Andrew Mynarski. He was a Royal Canadian Air Force airman who was mortally wounded when his Lancaster bomber […]
Birthright citizenship case scheduled for Supreme Court hearing in May
The case challenging President Donald Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship is due to be heard at the U.S. Supreme Court. The cases related to this order will be consolidated and arguments presented on May 15, 2025. Trump’s argument is based on what was intended with the 14th Amendment. Those opposed to his order argue that […]
Valor Friday
David (not Hardin) sent me the story of Sergeant William Shemin, whose valor wasn’t properly recognized for nearly a century. While he was recommended for the Medal of Honor at the time, he got the DSC instead. When asked about the downgrade, Shemin said, “War is not about medals. I love my country. I love […]
President Trump wants a military parade for the Army’s 250th birthday- Media claims that the parade is for his birthday
June 14, 2025, will be the 250th birthday for the United States Army. For the occasion, the Trump administration wants to throw a parade to commemorate the event. June 14 is also Flag Day, the anniversary of when the US flag was adopted. But wait! There’s more! President Donald Trump’s birthday is on June 14. Where […]
Valor Friday
Harold Bascom Durham Jr was born 12 October 1942 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The city of his birth is deep in cotton and tobacco country, and was the site of a 1962 Martin Luther King Jr. speech where he used his “I have a dream” line a year before he delivered it on the […]
Valor Friday
The humble looking enlisted man you see before you with a CIB has a distinctive little ribbon just below that among his fruit salad. Even without the photo being in color, the brilliant light blue ribbon with its five white stars stands out among the other awards on display. Bill Crawford was a young private […]
Valor Friday
Ralph Talbot was born in 1897 in Massachusettes, and would use natural gifts for both academics and athletics to eventually attend Yale. There he received some basic military officer training as part of the school’s artillery corps. These programs to train Ivy League men in the ways of military officership were the immediate predecessor to […]
A French politician demands return of the Statue of Liberty
French member of parliament Raphaël Glucksmann demanded that the United States return the Statue of Liberty to France. Glucksmann argued that Americans have sided with tyranny and accused the U.S. of “firing” its best researchers. He insinuated that this individuals, through freedom and innovation, were the reason for our being the leading power. Glucksmann, a […]
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