Historical
Valor Friday
I’m once more letting Military Times do my week’s work for me. They posted up an article the other day about the five Americans who have received Britain’s highest honor, the Victoria Cross. For comparison’s sake, here’s the breakdown for foreign born recipients of the Medal of Honor; Out of 3,536 total awards, 568 were […]
Valor Friday
I’ve been talking in this section a lot lately about Vietnam War POWs, and those who nearly became one. We’re also about two weeks away from the 52nd anniversary of the start of the repatriation of those POWs, so lets take a look back. In mid-February 1973, after all major American ground troop formations had […]
Donald Trump signs order to declassify JFK and MLK assassination files
President Trump signed an executive order to declassify the assassination files for both former President John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Trump initially was going to release the JFK files during his first term, but the CIA and FBI appealed the release. Back then, Trump agreed that the need to […]
Valor Friday
Today’s Valor Friday piece is going to be cribbed from Navy Times. During the Korean War, Lt. j.g. John Koelsch, equipped with a promising new helicopter, dedicated his service to rescuing downed pilots. Koelsch’s most notable sortie ultimately cost him his life, but through his actions, the pilot he risked his life to save survived. […]
Festival of John Moses Browning
Tomorrow we celebrate the birthday of John Moses Browning, and his Gospel. Sit you down and harken. The Holy Gospel of JMB As translated from the original ancient manuscripts by Friar Frog. 1) In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was THE pistol, and it was good. And behold the Lord said, “Thou […]
Valor Friday
Last week, as we wrapped up the dramatic rescue of Bat 21, I discussed the Medal of Honor earning heroics of Navy SEAL Lieutenant Thomas Norris. Norris received the Medal of Honor from President Ford in 1976, after having initially refused the award. He was presented with the medal at a White House ceremony where […]
Valor Friday
Where last we left Lieutenant Colonel Iceal “Gene” Hambleton and 1st Lieutenant Mark Clark they were trapped in South Vietnam, amidst the largest North Vietnamese Army (NVA) combined arms offensive of the war. It was April 5, 1972, and Hambleton had been alone on the ground for three days after being the lone survivor from […]
Biden awards seven Medals of Honor
When he’s not letting rapists and murderers off death row, Biden’s using his lame duck time to do something useful for once. Yesterday he upgraded seven awards (six DSCs and one Silver Star by my count) to the Medal of Honor. Five are from the Korean War and two from Vietnam. Only one of […]
Recent Comments